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Family and Education
b. 10 Mar. 1625,Sloane 1707, f. 11: n.d. 3rd s. of Sir James Reynolds of Castle Camps and Jane, da. of Sir Robert Mordaunt; half-bro. of Robert*. educ. St Catharine’s, Camb. Easter 1640; M. Temple, 19 Aug. 1642, called 1647.Al. Cant. m. (1) 11 Jan. 1654, Susan (d. bef. Feb. 1655), da. of Sir Henry Mildmay* of Wanstead, Essex, d.s.p.;Essex RO, D/DM/T3/1; Wanstead par. regs.; PROB11/247/60. (2) c.May 1657 Sarah, da. of Sir Francis Russell* of Chippenham, Wilts, d.s.p. Kntd. 11 June 1655.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 223. d. 5 Dec. 1657.TSP, vi. 665.
Offices Held

Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), regt. of Bartholomew Vermuyden (later Oliver Cromwell*), New Model army, Apr. 1645 – Nov. 1648; maj. by Nov. 1648; col. of horse, army in Ireland by Mar. 1649–d.;Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 200, 202–3; ii. 605–6; Wanklyn, New Model Army, 52, 62, 73, 94; SP28/59, f. 95. commry.-gen. of horse, Apr. 1651–d. Gov. Athlone, Ireland c.1651.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 611. Capt.-gen. of English forces in France, 25 Apr. 1657–d.TSP, vi. 230–1.

Irish: asst. high ct. of justice, 14 Oct. 1652;Merc. Politicus, no. 125 (21–8 Oct. 1652), 1969 (E.678.26). ct. of claims, 7 Oct. 1654.Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 451. Member, cttee. for measures against Irish in arms, 27 Nov. 1652.Eg. 1761, f. 52v. Commr. assessment, cos. Kilkenny, Tipperary, Galway, Mayo, Westmeath 16 Oct. 1654, 12 Jan. 1655; Dublin 12 Jan. 1655, 24 June 1657.An Assessment for Ire. (Dublin, 1654, 1655, 1657). Member, cttee. for transplantation, 26 Oct. 1654.Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 454. Commr. Dublin hosp. 3 Jan. 1655.Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 473. Member, cttee. for arrears, 20 Aug. 1655.Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 538. Commr. security of protector, Ireland 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Local: j.p. Cambs., Essex 13 Mar. 1656–?Mar. 1660.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 223.

Parlimentarian
REYNOLDS, (Sir) John (1625-57), of Castle Camps, Cambs. and Carrick-on-Suir, co. Tipperary.
: Cambs. and Carrick-on-Suir, co. Tipperary.
Likenesses

Likenesses: stipple engraving, R. Cooper, early nineteenth century.NPG.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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REYNOLDS, (Sir) John (1625-57), of Castle Camps, Cambs. and Carrick-on-Suir, co. Tipperary.

Will
admon. May 1657.PROB6/334, f. 336; CJ vii. 725a-6a.
Estates
By grant of 1654 owned £500 p.a. in lands from estate at Carrick-on-Suir, co. Tipperary; also had debentures for 7,272 acres in Carbery barony, co. Cork, and c.8,000 acres in co. Waterford (purchased from Col. John Fowke*).TSP, vii. 761; CJ vii. 725a-6a.
Oxford 1644
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