GORING, George (1585-1663) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 28 Apr. 1585, 1st s. of George Goring^‡ (d.1602), of Danny Park, Suss. and Anne, da. of Henry Denny, of Waltham Abbey, Essex.; bro. of Sir Edward Goring^‡. educ. Sidney Sussex, Camb. 1600; travelled abroad (Germany) 1609–13. m. by 1608, Mary (bur. 15 July 1648), da. of Edward Nevill^†, 8th Bar. Abergavenny, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 7da. (3 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1602; ktd. 29 May 1608. d. 6 Jan. 1663; will 2 Jan. 1663 pr. 29 Jan. 1663. TNA, PROB 11/310.

Offices Held

Gent. pens. by 1608, lt. 1616 – 39; gent. of privy chamber to Prince Henry 1610; Embassy to France 1616; agent 1624 – 25; amb. extraordinary, France 1643 – 44; surveyor of soap 1624, farmer, sugar impost 1626; vice-chamb. to Henrietta Maria 1626 – 28; master of horse to Henrietta Maria 1628 – at least38; surveyor of wine licences 1627, customs 1638 – 41, wine and currant imposts 1639 – 41; commr. sale of French prizes 1627, butter exports 1635, gold and silver thread 1636, tobacco licences 1636, cottages 1638, usury 1638, subsidy of peerage 1641, revenue inquiry 1642; vice-chamb. of household 1639 – 44; PC 25 Aug. 1639–44, c.1650–60 (exiled court), 1 June 1660–d.; TNA, PC 2/50, f. 608; HMC 4th Rep. 294; HMC 12th Rep. VIII, 29; CSP Dom. 1657–8, p. 201. capt. Yeomen of the Gd. 1645, 1657–61; CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 96. commr. trade 1660 – d.

Commr. sewers, Suss. 1610 – at least41, array, Suss. 1642; Northants. RO, FH133. freeman, Portsmouth 1635; steward, honour of Peveril, Notts. (jt.) 1618 – 38, (sole) 1638 – 45; sec. Council of Wales 1630 – 41, 1661–d. HMC 13th Rep. IV, 275; CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 163.

Gen., forces in Kent and Sussex (roy.) 1648.

Parlimentarian

GORING, Sir George (1585-1663), of Danny Park, Hurstpierpoint; Lewes, Suss. and Goring House, Westminster.

Associated with: Danny Park, Hurstpierpoint, Suss. (to 1652); Goring House, Westminster (to 1642).

Author

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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