Ancestral Trails 2016 » John Harrison (1589-1669)

Persoonlijke gegevens John Harrison 

• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1589 in Bemond, Lancashire, England.
• Hij is gedoopt op 7 mei 1589 in London, Middlesex.Bron 2
• Hij is overleden op 28 september 1669 in Balls Park, Hertfordshire, hij was toen 80 jaar oud.

Gezin van John Harrison

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Margaret Fanshawe.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 21 augustus 1616 te St Olave, London, hij was toen 27 jaar oud.Bron 3

Kind(eren):

1. Anne HARRISON  1625-???? 

(2) Hij had een relatie met Shadbolt.

Notities over John Harrison

Sir John Harrison (c. 1590 - 28 September 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Harrison was born in Lancaster and went to London in 1611 at the age of 22. He was one of the first to suggest the position of commissioner of the customs and was given that post.

Harrison was elected MP for Scarborough in 1628. In April 1640, He was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in the Short Parliament. He was then elected for Lancaster in November 1640 for the Long Parliament He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in September 1643. He suffered greatly from his loyalty, being fined £10,745.

After the Restoration, Harrison was elected MP for Lancaster again in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and held the seat until his death in 1669

Harrison died at the age of 80, at Balls Park, Hertford.

Harrison married firstly Margaret Fanshawe, daughter of Robert Fanshawe, and secondly Mary Shotbolt. His daughter Ann by his first wife married Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet ambassador to Spain. His descendents included Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
SOURCE: Wikipedia

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