Family and Education
bap. 22 June 1626, 2nd s. and h. of Sir Gervase Clifton, being o.s. by 2nd w. educ. G. Inn 1647. m. 4 July 1650, Frances, da. of Sir Heneage Finch, Speaker of the House of Commons 1626, of Kensington, Mdx., 3s. (2 d.v.p.), 4da. Kntd. 27 Dec. 1661; suc. fa. in Clifton estate 1666.J. Raine, Par of Blyth, 139; Vis Notts. (Thoroton Soc. rec. ser. xiii), 68; St. Stephen Walbrook (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlix) 63; Thoroton, Notts. i. 109.
Offices Held
Commr. for militia, Notts. Mar. 1660; j.p. Notts. July 1660 – d., liberties of Southwell and Scrooby 1669; dep. lt. Notts. 1661 – d., capt. vol. horse 1661; commr. for assessment, Notts. 1661 – d., Nottingham 1663 – 64, Mdx. 1663–d.
FRS 1667.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Clifton-on-Trent, Notts.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CLIFTON, Clifford (1626-70)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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