John Guilford
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Sir John Guildford was an English Member of Parliament for Gatton, New Romney and Kent and was appointed Sheriff of Kent
in 1552.
by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Mortimer of Mortimer's Hall, Essex.
He was elected MP for Gatton
in 1529, knight of the shire for Kent
in 1542 and MP for New Romney
in Oct 1553. He was knighted in 1542.
He became involved in a dispute over the inheritance of his uncle Edward Guildford's lands, his adversary in the legal process being Edward's son-in-law John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
.Dudley acted on behalf of his wife Jane
. Dudley claimed the manor of Halden
in Sussex, and other lands in Kent
and Sussex
, despite John Guildford's assertion that his uncle had intended him to inherit; Edward Guildford had left no will. Five years later Dudley sold the manor with others to Thomas Cromwell.
He married twice:firstly by 1534, Barbara, the daughter of Thomas West, 8th Lord la Warr, with whom he had six sons (including Thomas) and six daughters and, secondly, Mary, the daughter of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Milton, Northamptonshire, and the widow of John Shelley of Michelgrove, Sussex, with whom he had another son.
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1552.
Life
He was the son of George Guildford of HemstedHempstead, Kent
Hempstead is a settlement near Gillingham, Kent, part of the urban area of the Medway Towns.-Location and geography:It is located on the southern edge of the borough of Medway adjacent to Wigmore and Lordswood and linked to Gillingham and the M2 by the A278 trunk road.Most of Hempstead is in a...
by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Mortimer of Mortimer's Hall, Essex.
He was elected MP for Gatton
Gatton (UK Parliament constituency)
Gatton was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1450 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
in 1529, knight of the shire for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
in 1542 and MP for New Romney
New Romney (UK Parliament constituency)
New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
in Oct 1553. He was knighted in 1542.
He became involved in a dispute over the inheritance of his uncle Edward Guildford's lands, his adversary in the legal process being Edward's son-in-law John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death...
.Dudley acted on behalf of his wife Jane
Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland
Jane Dudley , Duchess of Northumberland was an English noblewoman, the wife of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and mother of Guildford Dudley and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Having grown up with her future husband, who was her father's ward, she married at about age 16. They had...
. Dudley claimed the manor of Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
in Sussex, and other lands in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, despite John Guildford's assertion that his uncle had intended him to inherit; Edward Guildford had left no will. Five years later Dudley sold the manor with others to Thomas Cromwell.
He married twice:firstly by 1534, Barbara, the daughter of Thomas West, 8th Lord la Warr, with whom he had six sons (including Thomas) and six daughters and, secondly, Mary, the daughter of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Milton, Northamptonshire, and the widow of John Shelley of Michelgrove, Sussex, with whom he had another son.