Laurence Singleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  in 1659.

Singleton may have been the brother of William Singleton

William Singleton

William Singleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought briefly on the side of the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War....

 MP for Gloucester in 1640 and hence son of Thomas Singleton, merchant of London and Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

. He was Sheriff of Gloucester in 1634 and mayor of Gloucester in 1645.

In 1659, Singleton was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Gloucester

Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)

Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885...

 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...

. He was appointed a militia commissioner for Gloucester on 9 August 1659.

Singleton married Joan Robinson, daughter of Alderman Anthony Robinson

Anthony Robinson (MP)

Anthony Robinson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1624.Robinson was the son of Robert Robinson of Gloucester. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 14 October 1597 aged 15. In 1601 he entered Middle Temple He was sheriff of Gloucester in 1616. In 1621,...

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