LENTHALL, John (c.1625-81), of Burford Priory, Oxon. and Besselsleigh, Berks.

Family and Education

b. c. 1625, o. surv. s. of William Lenthall of Burford Priory, Speaker of the House of Commons, by Elizabeth, da. of Ambrose Evans of Loddington, Northants. educ. Corpus, Oxf. matric. 12 Sept. 1640, aged 15; L. Inn 1640, called 1647, assoc. bencher 1651. m. (1) Mary, da. and coh. of Sir William Ashcombe of Alvescot Oxon., 1s. d.v.p.; (2) Mary, da. of John Blewett of Holcombe Rogus, Devon, wid. of Sir James Stonhouse, 2nd Bt., of Amerden Hall, Debden, Essex, 1s. 1da., (3) Katherine (d.1692), da. of Eusebius Andrews of Edmonton, Mdx., s.p. suc. fa. 1662; Kntd. 13 Mar. 1678.Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 169-70; Burke, Gentry (1952), 150a.

Offices Held

Six clerk in Chancery 1643 – 54; member, high court of justice 1649, commr. for the army 1652 – 53, Admiralty Feb.-July 1660.T. D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery, 109.

Commr. for appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, assessment, Berks., Glos., Gloucester and Oxon. 1647 – 52, Berks. 1657, Oxon. Jan. 1660, 1677 – 80, militia, Glos., Berks., Gloucester and Oxon. 1648, Oxon. 1659, Berks. and Oxon. Mar. 1660; j.p. Berks. and Oxon. 1650 – 53, Mdx. and Westminster 1653 – 59; freeman, Abingdon 1659; sheriff, Oxon. 1672–3.Abingdon bor. mins. 1, p. 165.

Gov. Windsor Castle 1659 – June 1660; col. of ft. Feb.-June 1660.CJ, vii. 814.

Parlimentarian

LENTHALL, John (c.1625-81), of Burford Priory, Oxon. and Besselsleigh, Berks.

Main residences: Burford Priory, Oxon; Besselsleigh, Berks.

Author

M.W.H.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

LENTHALL, John (c.1625-81)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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