MIDDLETON, Sir John (c.1373-1441), of Belsay, Northumb.

Family and Education

b. c.1373, s. and h. of Sir John Middleton (d.1396) of East Swinburn, Northumb. by Christine (d.1422), da. and coh. of Elizabeth Acton of Jesmond, Northumb. m. by Oct. 1409, Joan (d. 17 Mar. 1450), da. and coh. of Sir Clement Skelton† of Stainton, Cumb., and wid. of John Blennerhasset (d. by 1409) of Carlisle, Cumb., 4s. inc. Thomas* and Richard†. Kntd. by 17 Feb. 1405. DL42/16, f. 31.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. 1407, 1420, 1423, 1425, 1427.

Commr. Northumb., Yorks. (W. Riding) July 1410-c.1431; of gaol delivery, the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire Sept. 1431; inquiry Sept. 1431 (concealments). DURH3/36, mm. 4, 5. In the earlier biography the MP is wrongly identified as a subsidy collector in Westmld. in 1428: CFR, xv. 217.

J.p. Northumb. 12 Feb. 1422 – 20 July 1424, Westmld. 7 July 1423 – 20 July 1424, Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 Sept. 1431 – d.

Escheator, Northumb. 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426.

Conservator of a truce with Scotland 12 July 1429.

Justice of assize, Norhamshire and Islandshire 1 Sept. 1431–d. DURH3/36, m. 5.

Parlimentarian

MIDDLETON, Sir John (c.1373-1441), of Belsay, Northumb.

Main residence: Belsay, Northumb.

Author

D.I.G.

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461