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FOWELL, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (1665-92), of Fowellscombe, Ugborough, Devon.
Family and Education
bap. 12 Dec. 1665, o. surv. s. of John Fowell. unm. suc. fa. 8 Jan. 1677.
Offices Held
Freeman, Totnes to 1684; j.p. Devon 1687 – July 1688, 1689 – d., commr. for assessment 1689–90.
Main residence: Fowellscombe, Ugborough, Devon.
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Commons 1660-1690
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FOWELL, Sir John (1665-92)
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FOWNES, Richard (1652-1714), of Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset.
Family and Education
bap. 25 Aug. 1652, 1st s. of Thomas Fownes of Steepleton Iwerne by Alice, da. of John Mynne of Woodcote, Epsom, Surr. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1668. m. (1) aft. 1677, Elizabeth, da. of Gabriel Armstrong of Rempstone, Notts., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) settlement 21 Nov. 1693, Elizabeth, da. of William Aysh of South Petherton, Som., wid. of Samuel Cabell of Buckfastleigh, Devon, s.p. suc. fa. 1670.Herts. RO, Cheshunt par. reg.; Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. cxvii), 4; F. Brown, Som. Wills, iv. 98-99; Exeter City Lib. 48/14/76/1.
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Commr. for assessment, Dorset 1679 – 80, 1689 – 90, dep. lt. 1680 – May 1688, Oct. 1688 – d.; commr. for visitation, Poole 1681; capt. of militia horse, Dorset 1683 – ?June 1688, j.p. 1685 – June 1688, Nov. 1688 – d., commr. for rebels’ estates 1686; freeman, Poole 1691; steward of crown estates, Som. 1705–7.
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Main residence: Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset.
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Commons 1660-1690
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FOWNES, Richard (1652-1714)
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FOWKE, John (c.1596-1662), of Mark Lane, London and Claybury, Essex.
Family and Education
b. c. 1596, 3rd s. of William Fowke of Tewkesbury, Glos. by Alice, da. of George Carr of Bushley, Worcs. m. (1) bef. 1634 (with £800), Catherine, da. of Richard Briggs, Haberdasher, of Lombard Street, London, 2s. 1da.; (2) lic. 25 Sept. 1638, aged 42, Mary, da. of Edward Basse, Mercer, of Cheapside, London, 1s. d.v.p. 5da.Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xv), 288; Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 37; PCC 79 Byrde; Guildhall RO, 10091/19/180v; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), ii. 219; St. Dunstan in the East (Harl. Soc. Reg. lxix), 85-91, 221.
Offices Held
Freeman, Haberdashers’ Co. 1617, master 1642 – 43, 1652 – 53, 1655; committee, E.I. Co. 1625 – 26; asst. Levant Co. 1629 – 54; common councilman, London 1641, alderman 1642 – d., sheriff 1643 – 44, ld. mayor 1652 – 53; commr. for militia 1642 – Apr. 1647, Sept. 1647–53, 1659, assessment, London 1642, 1647 – 49, Jan. 1660 – d., Glos. 1657; asst. corp. of the poor, London 1647, 1649; j.p. Glos. 1649 – Mar. 1660, Essex 1656 – Mar. 1660; pres. Christ’s Hosp. 1651 – 52; commr. for oyer and terminer, London July 1660, sewers, Havering and Dagenham levels Sept. 1660.
Commr. for customs 1643 – 45; comptroller and trustee, bishops’ lands 1646, dean and chapter lands 1649; commr. for high court of justice 1649, regulation of trade 1650 – 51, relief under articles of war 1652, law reform 1652 – 53, sale of crown property 1653; judge of probate 1653 – 54; commr. for adventurers [I] 1654, security [I] 1656.
Main residences: Mark Lane, London; Claybury, Essex.
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Commons 1660-1690
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FOWKE, John (c.1596-1662)
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FOX, Charles (1660-1713), of Chiswick, Mdx. and Farley, Wilts.
Family and Education
b. 2 Jan. 1660, 3rd s. of (Sir) Stephen Fox by 1st w. educ. travelled abroad (Italy, Germany, Holland, France), 1676-8. m. 1679 (with £6,000) Elizabeth (d.1703), da. and h. of Sir William Trollope, 2nd Bt., of Casewick, Lincs., s.p.G. S. Fox-Strangways, Earl of Ilchester, Life of Henry Fox, 1st Lord Holland, i. 12-14; C. Clay, Public Finance and Private Wealth, 267 8.
Offices Held
Commr. for assessment, Wilts, 1679 – 80, Mdx. 1689, Lincs. and Wilts. 1689 – 90; freeman, Salisbury 1680, Portsmouth 1684; j.p. Wilts. 1682 – June 1688, Oct. 1688–d.
Paymaster of the forces (sole) 1682 – 85, (jt.) 1702 – 05; jt. receiver-gen. and paymaster [I] 1690–8.
Main residences: Chiswick, Mdx.; Farley, Wilts.
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FOX, Charles (1660-1713)
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FOX, Somerset (1618-89), of Caynham, nr. Ludlow, Salop.
Family and Education
bap. 18 Jan. 1618, 1st s. of Somerset Fox of Caynham and Gwernygoe, Mont. by Anne, da of Sir Walter Long of South Wraxhall, Wilts. educ. Leyden 1633. unm. suc. fa. 1643.Salop Par. Reg. Hereford Dioc. xiii. 155, 419; Mont. Colls. xxvii. 92-94.
Offices Held
Cornet (royalist) ?1642 – 44; col. of ft. 1644–5.
Commr. for assessment, Salop 1661 – 80, 1689 – d., Herefs. 1673 – 80; dep. lt. Salop 1662 – ?87; freeman, Ludlow 1669, alderman by 1671; commr. for recusants, Salop 1675.
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Main residence: Caynham, nr. Ludlow, Salop.
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FOX, Somerset (1618-89)
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