Luke Garnons
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Luke Garnons was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1584 and 1601.
Garnons was a draper of Gloucester and in 1566, he became an alderman of the City of Gloucester. As part of his civic interests in Gloucester he was deeply involved in maritime trade from the city. He was twice mayor and was described as a 'sage and prudent ruler'.
Garnons was the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Gloucester
from 1584 to 1585.
In the years 1586–7 when Garnons was mayor of Gloucester there was a dispute over the election of a new recorder William Oldsworth
and Garnons was instrumental in blocking the appointment for a while. In 1587 Garnons purchased a freehold estate at Coln St Dennis from the lord of the manor.
There was continuous political factionalism in Gloucester as the corporation was split between an establishment group which was sympathetic to puritan ideas, and a more populist faction, led by Garnons and John Jones, who had strong links with the cathedral and tried to encourage the freeman vote. In the 1588 parliamentary election Garnons and Thomas Atkyns
were elected as the two more populist candidates. They represented the city until 1589. In 1597, Garnons and Oldsworth were chosen as MPs for Gloucester in 1597 and it was alleged that the bench had deliberately excluded from the poll many freemen who supported Atkyns.
Garnons married Ann Hasarde, widow of Edmund alias Edward Hasarde, draper of Gloucester and had children Peter and Magdalen.
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...
variously between 1584 and 1601.
Garnons was a draper of Gloucester and in 1566, he became an alderman of the City of Gloucester. As part of his civic interests in Gloucester he was deeply involved in maritime trade from the city. He was twice mayor and was described as a 'sage and prudent ruler'.
Garnons was the 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,...
(MP) 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...
from 1584 to 1585.
In the years 1586–7 when Garnons was mayor of Gloucester there was a dispute over the election of a new recorder William Oldsworth
William Oldsworth
William Oldsworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1597 and 1601.Oldsworth was appointed Recorder of Gloucester in 1587. He was nominated by his predecessor Richard Pate, who may have sold him the office...
and Garnons was instrumental in blocking the appointment for a while. In 1587 Garnons purchased a freehold estate at Coln St Dennis from the lord of the manor.
There was continuous political factionalism in Gloucester as the corporation was split between an establishment group which was sympathetic to puritan ideas, and a more populist faction, led by Garnons and John Jones, who had strong links with the cathedral and tried to encourage the freeman vote. In the 1588 parliamentary election Garnons and Thomas Atkyns
Thomas Atkins (MP)
Thomas Atkins was an English politician during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was the Member of Parliament for Gloucester from 1571 to 1593.-References:...
were elected as the two more populist candidates. They represented the city until 1589. In 1597, Garnons and Oldsworth were chosen as MPs for Gloucester in 1597 and it was alleged that the bench had deliberately excluded from the poll many freemen who supported Atkyns.
Garnons married Ann Hasarde, widow of Edmund alias Edward Hasarde, draper of Gloucester and had children Peter and Magdalen.