Family and Education
bap. 4 Apr. 1625, 1st s. of Sir John Drake of Ashe House, Musbury, by Ellen, da. of Sir John Boteler, 1st Baron Boteler, and coh. to her bro. William, 2nd Baron Boteler. educ. I. Temple 1664. m. (1) Jane (d. 31 July 1652), da. of Sir John Yonge of Cloyton, Devon, 2s. 1da.; (2) Dionise, da. of Sir Richard Strode of Newnham, Devon, 3s. suc. fa. 1636; Kntd. 5 June 1660; cr. Bt. 31 Aug. 1660.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 297; Devon and Cornw. N. and Q. vi. 114.
Offices Held
J.p. Devon 1646 – d., Dorset 1666 – d.; commr. for assessment, Devon 1647 – 52, 1657, Jan. 1660 – d., militia 1648, 1659, Mar. 1660, oyer and terminer, Western circuit 1655, 1662; capt. of militia ft. Devon Apr. 1660, col. Sept. 1660 – d., sheriff 1662–3.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Great Trill, Axminster, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
DRAKE, John (1625-69)
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Oxford 1644
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