FOWKE, John (?1612-57), of Drogheda and Ardee, co. Louth.

Family and Education

?bap. 16 Feb. 1612, 1st s. of John Fowke of Brewood, Staffs.NLI, GO MS 45, p. 63; Bobbington par. reg. m. Alice, 1s, 1da. d. bef. Nov. 1657.PROB11/272/371; Henry Cromwell Corresp. 347-8.

Offices Held

Military: capt. of ft. (parlian.) regt. of Anthony Hungerford, c. 1642 – 46; maj. 1646–7;Brereton Letter Bks. i. 317; NLI, GO MS 45, p. 63. lt.-col. Apr. 1647-June 1649.NLI, GO MS 45, p. 63; HMC Ormonde, o.s. i. 199; Carte, Life of Ormond, iii. 455. Col. of ft. army in Ireland, July 1649-Oct. 1653.SP 63/281, unfol.; Wanklyn, New Model Army, ii. 216. Gov. Drogheda 1648 – June 1649, c.1651–d.Carte, Life of Ormond, iii. 455; Ire. under the Commonwealth, i. 15, 66; Eg. 1762, f. 207.

Irish: j.p. Leinster 4 Nov. 1651 – ?; co. Dublin 15 Sept. 1653–?TCD MS 844, ff. 110, 139v. Commr. high ct. of justice, Dublin 30 Dec. 1652.TCD MS 844, f. 136. Member, cttee. to advise of Irish still in arms, 27 Nov. 1653.Eg. 1762, f. 52v. Commr. assessment, co. Meath 16 Oct. 1654; co. Louth 16 Oct. 1654, 12 Jan. 1655.An Assessment for Ire. (Dublin, 1654, 1655). Member, ct. martial on transplantation of Irish, 19 Mar. 1655.Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 490. Commr. security of protector, Ireland 27 Nov. 1656;A. and O. poll money, co. Louth 24 Apr. 1660, 1 Mar. 1661.Irish Census, 1659, 623, 641. Sheriff, c.1661.Irish Census, 1659, 641.

Parlimentarian

FOWKE, John (?1612-57), of Drogheda and Ardee, co. Louth.

: co. Louth.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, unknown.Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, Suss.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

FOWKE, John (?1612-57), of Drogheda and Ardee, co. Louth.

Will

23 Aug. 1657, pr. 22 Jan. 1658.PROB11/272/371.

Estates

centred on barony of Atherdee (Ardee), co. Louth, with land in 11 townlands.Henry Cromwell Corresp. 348; Down Survey website.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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