Family and Education
b. 24 Mar. 1617, 5th s. of Randall Berkenhead, innkeeper, of the Swan, Northwich, Cheshire by Margaret Middleton. educ. Witton g.s.; Oriel, Oxf. 1634, BA 1637, MA 1639, DCL 1661; advocate, Doctors’ Commons 1661. unm. Kntd. 14 Nov. 1662.P. W. Thomas, Sir John Berkenhead, 6-9.
Offices Held
Fellow of All Souls, Oxf. 1639 – 48, Aug. 1660–1; commr. for assessment, Wilts. 1661 – 62, Westminster 1663 – d., Mdx. 1665 – 74, the Household 1671, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster 1662.
Editor, Mercurius Aulicus 1643 – 45; licenser of the press Oct. 1660–3; master of the faculties, province of Canterbury Nov. 1660 – d.; editor-in-chief, Kingdom’s Intelligencer and Mercurius Publicus 1661 – 63; master of requests 1664 – d.; commr. for loyal and indigent officers’ accounts 1671.
FRS 1663.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Whitehall.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
BERKENHEAD (BIRKENHEAD), John (1617-79)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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