Simon Norton (MP)
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Simon Norton was an English dyer politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1641.
Norton was the son of John Norton of Allesley Warwickshire. He became a dyer and was active on the council at Coventry. He was mayor of Coventry in 1633.
In April 1640, Norton was elected Member of Parliament
for Coventry
in the Short Parliament
. His nephew and fellow MP William Jesson
was also a dyer and together they helped defeat the aims of a Coventry weaver who petitioned Parliament against cloth from Gloucestershire being brought into the city for dying. Norton was elected MP for Coventry to the Long Parliament
in November 1640 but died in 1641. The City of Coventry: Parliamentary representation, A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8: The City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick (1969), pp. 248-255. Date accessed: 07 February 2011
Norton married Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesson in 1608. Their son Thomas
was created a baronet.
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...
from 1640 to 1641.
Norton was the son of John Norton of Allesley Warwickshire. He became a dyer and was active on the council at Coventry. He was mayor of Coventry in 1633.
In April 1640, Norton 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 Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. His nephew and fellow MP William Jesson
William Jesson
William Jesson was an English dyer and politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648....
was also a dyer and together they helped defeat the aims of a Coventry weaver who petitioned Parliament against cloth from Gloucestershire being brought into the city for dying. Norton was elected MP for Coventry to the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
in November 1640 but died in 1641. The City of Coventry: Parliamentary representation, A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 8: The City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick (1969), pp. 248-255. Date accessed: 07 February 2011
Norton married Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesson in 1608. Their son Thomas
Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1685 to 1689.Norton was the son of Simon Norton, dyer of Coventry, and his wife Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesson. He was created baronet of Coventry on 23 July 1661.In 1685, Norton was elected...
was created a baronet.