Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet (1613 - 8 February 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1654 and 1689.
Gell was the son of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
of Hopton, Derbyshire, and his wife Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby
of Wollaton Hall
, Nottinghamshire
. He was baptised at Kedleston in October 1613. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 23 November 1632, aged17.
In 1654, Gell was elected Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Derbyshire for the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
Gell inherited the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1671. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
in 1673. In January 1689 he was elected MP for Derbyshire but died a month later at the age of 76.
Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet (1613 - 8 February 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1654 and 1689.
Gell was the son of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
of Hopton, Derbyshire, and his wife Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby
of Wollaton Hall
, Nottinghamshire
. He was baptised at Kedleston in October 1613. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 23 November 1632, aged17.
In 1654, Gell was elected Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Derbyshire for the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
Gell inherited the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1671. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
in 1673. In January 1689 he was elected MP for Derbyshire but died a month later at the age of 76.
Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet (1613 - 8 February 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1654 and 1689.
Gell was the son of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
of Hopton, Derbyshire, and his wife Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby
of Wollaton Hall
, Nottinghamshire
. He was baptised at Kedleston in October 1613. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 23 November 1632, aged17.
In 1654, Gell was elected Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Derbyshire for the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
Gell inherited the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1671. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
in 1673. In January 1689 he was elected MP for Derbyshire but died a month later at the age of 76.
Gell married Katherine Packer, daughter of John Packer of Denington Castle, Berkshire. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Philip. His daughter Catherine married William Eyre and their son John Eyre inherited the lands at Hopton and assumed the surname Gell.
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 1654 and 1689.
Gell was the son of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet was a Parliamentarian politician and military figure in the English Civil War.-Background:...
of Hopton, Derbyshire, and his wife Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby
Percival Willoughby
Sir Percival Willoughby was a prominent land owner, businessman involved during his lifetime variously in mining, iron smelting, glass making and as an investor in the Newfoundland Company. He married Bridget Willoughby, evidently his third cousin, the daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby builder...
of Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall is a country house standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. Wollaton Park is the area of parkland that the stately house stands in. The house itself is a natural history museum, with other museums in the out-buildings...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He was baptised at Kedleston in October 1613. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 23 November 1632, aged17.
In 1654, Gell 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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire 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 1832...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Derbyshire for 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...
.
Gell inherited the baronetcy
Gell Baronets
The Gell Baronetcy, of Hopton in the County of Derby, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 January 1642 for John Gell, Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, chief barmaster in the wapentake of Wirksworth from 1638–1644. The family gained importance and wealthy through their lead...
on the death of his father in 1671. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1673. In January 1689 he was elected MP for Derbyshire but died a month later at the age of 76.
Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet (1613 - 8 February 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
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 1654 and 1689.
Gell was the son of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet was a Parliamentarian politician and military figure in the English Civil War.-Background:...
of Hopton, Derbyshire, and his wife Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby
Percival Willoughby
Sir Percival Willoughby was a prominent land owner, businessman involved during his lifetime variously in mining, iron smelting, glass making and as an investor in the Newfoundland Company. He married Bridget Willoughby, evidently his third cousin, the daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby builder...
of Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall is a country house standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. Wollaton Park is the area of parkland that the stately house stands in. The house itself is a natural history museum, with other museums in the out-buildings...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He was baptised at Kedleston in October 1613. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 23 November 1632, aged17.
In 1654, Gell 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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire 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 1832...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Derbyshire for 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...
.
Gell inherited the baronetcy
Gell Baronets
The Gell Baronetcy, of Hopton in the County of Derby, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 January 1642 for John Gell, Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, chief barmaster in the wapentake of Wirksworth from 1638–1644. The family gained importance and wealthy through their lead...
on the death of his father in 1671. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1673. In January 1689 he was elected MP for Derbyshire but died a month later at the age of 76.
Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet (1613 - 8 February 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
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 1654 and 1689.
Gell was the son of Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet was a Parliamentarian politician and military figure in the English Civil War.-Background:...
of Hopton, Derbyshire, and his wife Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby
Percival Willoughby
Sir Percival Willoughby was a prominent land owner, businessman involved during his lifetime variously in mining, iron smelting, glass making and as an investor in the Newfoundland Company. He married Bridget Willoughby, evidently his third cousin, the daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby builder...
of Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall is a country house standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. Wollaton Park is the area of parkland that the stately house stands in. The house itself is a natural history museum, with other museums in the out-buildings...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He was baptised at Kedleston in October 1613. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 23 November 1632, aged17.
In 1654, Gell 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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire 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 1832...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for Derbyshire for 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...
.
Gell inherited the baronetcy
Gell Baronets
The Gell Baronetcy, of Hopton in the County of Derby, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 January 1642 for John Gell, Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, chief barmaster in the wapentake of Wirksworth from 1638–1644. The family gained importance and wealthy through their lead...
on the death of his father in 1671. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1673. In January 1689 he was elected MP for Derbyshire but died a month later at the age of 76.
Gell married Katherine Packer, daughter of John Packer of Denington Castle, Berkshire. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Philip. His daughter Catherine married William Eyre and their son John Eyre inherited the lands at Hopton and assumed the surname Gell.