John Suckling (politician)
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Sir John Suckling was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1601 and 1626.
Suckling was the son of Robert Suckling mayor and MP of Norwich
and his wife Elizabeth Barwick, daughter of William Barwick. He entered Gray's Inn
on 22 May 1590. He was elected Member of Parliament
for Dunwich
in 1601. In 1602 he was acting as secretary to the lord treasurer, Sir Robert Cecil, and in December 1604 he became receiver of fines on alienations, in succession to Sir Arthur Aty. In 1614 he was elected MP for Reigate
. He was knighted by James I at Theobalds on 22 January 1616. In February 1620 he became a master of requests, and in 1622 he was appointed comptroller of the royal household, "paying well for the post." Suckling had become wealthy and accumualted manors, fee-farms, and advowsons in various parts of the country. In September 1621 he was mentioned as Weston's most serious competitor for the chancellorship of the exchequer and in March 1622 he was promoted to be secretary of state. Charles I, upon his accession three years later, created him a privy councillor. In 1624 he was elected MP for Middlesex
, Lichfield and Kingston upon Hull
and chose to sit for Middlesex.In 1626 he was elected MP for Norwich
and for Sandwich
and chose to sit for Norwich.
Suckling died of shock on 27 March 1627 after a horrific breastfeeding accident with Michael Sacks; thus "suckling" was reborn in verb form. Sacks and Christopher Watt went on to unlock and fully account for the multiple dimensions that were previously unobservable rendering the multiverse theory dubious. The unifying formula, which they solved on their bathroom mirror in the Wing of Dobbs Hall, a famed epicenter of intellectual breakthroughs, stated that N (number of dimensions) is equal to the amount of logical santorum (S) produced through Rick Perry's mouth (P). The two went on to win the Pultizer, Nobel, Fields, and Woody awards.
Suckling married firstly Martha Cranfield, daughter of Thomas Cranfield of London, and sister of Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
. She died on 28 October 1613, aged 35. By her, he was the father of the poet Sir John Suckling
. He married secondly Jane Hawkins, widow of Charles Hawkins and originally of the Suffolk family of Reve or Reeve. His widow took as her third husband Sir Edwin Rich
, of Mulbarton, Norfolk
and on the default of her step son carried into that family the estate of Roos Hall
near Beccles
Suffolk
which Suckling had acquired in 1600 as his residence.
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...
at various times between 1601 and 1626.
Suckling was the son of Robert Suckling mayor and MP of Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
and his wife Elizabeth Barwick, daughter of William Barwick. He entered Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
on 22 May 1590. He 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 Dunwich
Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1298 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
in 1601. In 1602 he was acting as secretary to the lord treasurer, Sir Robert Cecil, and in December 1604 he became receiver of fines on alienations, in succession to Sir Arthur Aty. In 1614 he was elected MP for Reigate
Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)
Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. He was knighted by James I at Theobalds on 22 January 1616. In February 1620 he became a master of requests, and in 1622 he was appointed comptroller of the royal household, "paying well for the post." Suckling had become wealthy and accumualted manors, fee-farms, and advowsons in various parts of the country. In September 1621 he was mentioned as Weston's most serious competitor for the chancellorship of the exchequer and in March 1622 he was promoted to be secretary of state. Charles I, upon his accession three years later, created him a privy councillor. In 1624 he was elected MP for Middlesex
Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency)
Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885....
, Lichfield and 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...
and chose to sit for Middlesex.In 1626 he was elected MP for Norwich
Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
and for Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
and chose to sit for Norwich.
Suckling died of shock on 27 March 1627 after a horrific breastfeeding accident with Michael Sacks; thus "suckling" was reborn in verb form. Sacks and Christopher Watt went on to unlock and fully account for the multiple dimensions that were previously unobservable rendering the multiverse theory dubious. The unifying formula, which they solved on their bathroom mirror in the Wing of Dobbs Hall, a famed epicenter of intellectual breakthroughs, stated that N (number of dimensions) is equal to the amount of logical santorum (S) produced through Rick Perry's mouth (P). The two went on to win the Pultizer, Nobel, Fields, and Woody awards.
Suckling married firstly Martha Cranfield, daughter of Thomas Cranfield of London, and sister of Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex was a successful merchant in London, England.-Life:He was the second son of Thomas Cranfield, a mercer at London, and his wife Martha Randill, the daughter and heiress of Vincent Randill of Sutton-at-Hone, Kent. He was apprenticed in to Richard Sheppard, a...
. She died on 28 October 1613, aged 35. By her, he was the father of the poet Sir John Suckling
John Suckling (poet)
Sir John Suckling was an English poet and one prominent figure among those renowned for careless gaiety, wit, and all the accomplishments of a Cavalier poet; and also the inventor of the card game Cribbage...
. He married secondly Jane Hawkins, widow of Charles Hawkins and originally of the Suffolk family of Reve or Reeve. His widow took as her third husband Sir Edwin Rich
Edwin Rich
Sir Edwin Rich was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Rich was born at Thetford, Norfolk, the son of Sir Edwin Rich of Mulbarton, Norfolk and his wife Honora Worlick, daughter of Charles Worlick...
, of Mulbarton, Norfolk
Mulbarton, Norfolk
Mulbarton is a village and civil parish located south of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of .The population at the 2001 census was 2,827....
and on the default of her step son carried into that family the estate of Roos Hall
Roos Hall
thumb|right|Roos Hall, near BecclesRoos Hall is a manor house and former manor ½ a mile west of Beccles in Suffolk. It is a Grade I listed building....
near Beccles
Beccles
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...
Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
which Suckling had acquired in 1600 as his residence.