Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet (1563 – 9 September 1637), was a British politician.
He was born the son of Francis Stradling of St. George, Bristol and adopted by a relative, Sir Edward Stradling. He inherited the family estate at St Donat's on the death of Sir Edward in 1609.
Educated at Oxford (BA 1584), he was Sheriff of Glamorgan
for 1608 and 1620. He was knight
ed in 1608 and created Baronet, of St Donats in the County of Glamorgan in 1611. He was then Member of Parliament for St. Germans
, Cornwall, (1623-1624), Old Sarum
(1625), and Glamorgan
(1625-1626).
He founded Cowbridge Grammar School
.
He was author or translator of A Direction for travailers taken out of Epistola de Peregrinatione Italica … for the behoofe of the … Earl of Bedford , 1592 ; Two bookes of constancie … Englished by J.S., … 1595 ; De vita et morte contemnenda libri duo , 1597 ; J. Stradlingi epigrammatum libri quatuor … 1607; Beati Pacifici; a divine poem … 1623 ; and Divine Poems , 1625
He married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Gage; they had a son and heir Edward
.
He was born the son of Francis Stradling of St. George, Bristol and adopted by a relative, Sir Edward Stradling. He inherited the family estate at St Donat's on the death of Sir Edward in 1609.
Educated at Oxford (BA 1584), he was Sheriff of Glamorgan
High Sheriff of Glamorgan
This page is a list of High Sheriffs of Glamorgan. Sheriffs of Glamorgan served under and were answerable to the independent Lords of Glamorgan until that lordship was merged into the crown. This is in contrast to sheriffs of the English shires who were from the earliest times officers of the crown...
for 1608 and 1620. He was knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
ed in 1608 and created Baronet, of St Donats in the County of Glamorgan in 1611. He was then Member of Parliament for St. Germans
St Germans (UK Parliament constituency)
St Germans was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
, Cornwall, (1623-1624), Old Sarum
Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)
Old Sarum was the most infamous of the so-called 'rotten boroughs', a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which was effectively controlled by a single person, until it was abolished under the Reform Act 1832. The constituency was the site of what had been...
(1625), and Glamorgan
Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.- MPs...
(1625-1626).
He founded Cowbridge Grammar School
Cowbridge Grammar School
Cowbridge Grammar School was one of the best-known schools in Wales until its closure in 1974. It was replaced by a comprehensive school.Founded in the 17th century by Sir John Stradling and refounded by Sir Leoline Jenkins, it had close links with Jesus College, Oxford. The school took both...
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He was author or translator of A Direction for travailers taken out of Epistola de Peregrinatione Italica … for the behoofe of the … Earl of Bedford , 1592 ; Two bookes of constancie … Englished by J.S., … 1595 ; De vita et morte contemnenda libri duo , 1597 ; J. Stradlingi epigrammatum libri quatuor … 1607; Beati Pacifici; a divine poem … 1623 ; and Divine Poems , 1625
He married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Gage; they had a son and heir Edward
Sir Edward Stradling, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Stradling, 2nd Baronet was an English politician at the time of the Civil War.Stradling was the son of Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Gage. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford...
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