John Ramsden (died 1665)
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John Ramsden was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660.
Ramsden was the son of John Ramsden, merchant of Hull, and his wife Margaret Barnard, daughter of William Barnard, also merchant, of Hull. His father was an important cloth exporter who died of the plague while he was mayor for the second time. In 1640, Ramsden became alderman of Hull and chamberlain. He was sheriff of Hull from 1644 to 1645 and mayor from 1648 to 1649. In 1648, he was commissioner for militia and in 1649, commissioner for assessment for Hull. He was removed from his offices in 1650 because he refused to take the oath to the Commonwealth. In 1659 he was commissioner for sewers in the East Riding.
In 1659, Ramsden was elected Member of Parliament
for Kingston upon Hull
for the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Hull in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament. He became commissioner for assessment for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire in August 1660 and commissioner for sewers for the East Riding in September 1660. He finished bottom of the poll at the 1661 general election, and refused to be reinstated as alderman.
Ramsden probably died in 1665 as his name was not on the commission of the peace in 1666.
Ramsden married Joyce Wynn, daughter of Edmund Wynn, draper of London and Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire. He had two sons and a daughter.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659 and 1660.
Ramsden was the son of John Ramsden, merchant of Hull, and his wife Margaret Barnard, daughter of William Barnard, also merchant, of Hull. His father was an important cloth exporter who died of the plague while he was mayor for the second time. In 1640, Ramsden became alderman of Hull and chamberlain. He was sheriff of Hull from 1644 to 1645 and mayor from 1648 to 1649. In 1648, he was commissioner for militia and in 1649, commissioner for assessment for Hull. He was removed from his offices in 1650 because he refused to take the oath to the Commonwealth. In 1659 he was commissioner for sewers in the East Riding.
In 1659, Ramsden was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency)
Kingston upon Hull, often simply referred to as Hull, was a parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire, electing two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1305 until 1885...
for the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected MP for Hull in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament. He became commissioner for assessment for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire in August 1660 and commissioner for sewers for the East Riding in September 1660. He finished bottom of the poll at the 1661 general election, and refused to be reinstated as alderman.
Ramsden probably died in 1665 as his name was not on the commission of the peace in 1666.
Ramsden married Joyce Wynn, daughter of Edmund Wynn, draper of London and Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire. He had two sons and a daughter.