Family and Education
bap. 5 July 1616, 1st s. of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, and bro. of Sir Henry Bennet. educ. Pembroke, Oxf. 1635; G. Inn 1636. m. (1) 28 Oct. 1661, Lady Elizabeth Cranfield, da. of Sir Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, wid. of Edmund, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave, s.p.; (2) lic. 1 May 1673, Bridget, da. of John Grobham Howe I of Langar, Notts., 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1658; KB 23 Apr. 1661; cr. Baron Ossulston 24 Nov. 1682.
Offices Held
J.p. Mdx. July 1660 – ?87, Westminster 1665 – Feb. 1688; commr. for assessment, Mdx. Aug. 1660–80, Westminster 1665 – 80, Lincs. 1673 – 80, Norf. 1673 – 79, Suff. and Yorks. (W. Riding) 1673 – 74, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662; dep. lt. Mdx. 1662 – bef.80; commr. for recusants, Berks. 1675.
Lt. gent. pensioners c. 1662 – 76; treas. loyal and indigent officers fund 1663 – 69; dep. postmaster 1666 – 72; gent. of privy chamber 1676–85.
Main residences: Pall Mall, Westminster; Dawley, Harlington, Mdx.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
BENNET, Sir John (1616-95)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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