John Silly
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John Silly was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660.
Silly was the second son of John Silly (died 1646) of Trevelver, Cornwall and his first wife Elizabeth Marke, daughter of John Marke of St Wenn
. His father, an attorney, had altered his name and arms from Ceely to Silly.
In 1659, Silly was elected Member of Parliament
for Bodmin
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In 1660, he was re-elected MP for Bodmin in the Convention Parliament. Silly inherited the St Wenn estates of his grandfather. In 1667, on the death of his nephew he also inherited the Silly estates at Trevelver to which he promptly moved.
Silly married Jane Cotton, daughter of William Cotton, precentor of Exeter Cathedral
.
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.
Silly was the second son of John Silly (died 1646) of Trevelver, Cornwall and his first wife Elizabeth Marke, daughter of John Marke of St Wenn
St Wenn
St Wenn is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated six miles west of Bodmin and nine miles east of Newquay....
. His father, an attorney, had altered his name and arms from Ceely to Silly.
In 1659, Silly 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 Bodmin
Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
in 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...
. In 1660, he was re-elected MP for Bodmin in the Convention Parliament. Silly inherited the St Wenn estates of his grandfather. In 1667, on the death of his nephew he also inherited the Silly estates at Trevelver to which he promptly moved.
Silly married Jane Cotton, daughter of William Cotton, precentor of Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
.