Family and Education
bap. 25 Jan. 1625, 2nd s. of John Dawnay of Cowick by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Richard Hutton, j.c.p. 1617-39, of Goldsborough. educ. G. Inn, entered 1641; Jesus, Camb. 1641. m. (1) 4 Aug. 1645, Elizabeth (bur. 21 Feb. 1663), da. of Sir John Melton of York, sec. to council of the north, 5s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) lic. 14 May 1663, Dorothy (bur. 28 May 1709), da. of William Johnson of Wickham, Lincs., 2s. 1da. suc. nephew 1644; Kntd. 2 June 1660; cr. Visct. Downe [I] 19 Feb. 1681.Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 334-5.
Offices Held
J.p. Yorks. (W. Riding) 1647 – Mar. 1657, Aug. 1657 – Sept. 1688, Nov. 1689 – d.; commr. for militia, northern counties 1648, Yorks. Mar. 1660, assessment (W. Riding) 1657, Jan. 1660–80, 1690, (N. Riding) Aug. 1660–1, 1664 – 80, 1689 – 90; dep. lt. (W. Riding) c. Aug. 1660–77; commr. for sewers, Hatfield chase Aug. 1660, (E. Riding) Sept. 1660, oyer and terminer, Northern circuit 1661, corporations, Yorks. 1662 – 63; steward, honour of Cowick and Snaith 1669 – d.; commr. for recusants (W. Riding) 1675.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Cowick, Yorks.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
DAWNAY, John (1625-95)
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