Sir John Trott, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Trott, 1st Baronet (c. 1615 – 14 July 1672 ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1660 to 1672.
In 1660, Trott was elected Member of Parliament
for Andover
in the Convention Parliament. He was created a baronet
, of Leverstoke in the County of Southampton, on 12 October 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Andover in the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until his death in 1672.
Trott married Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Sir Edmund Wright, Lord Mayor of London
in 1640. They had a daughter, Catherine Trott, who married Sir Hugh Stukeley, 2nd Baronet of Hinton. There was no male heir and the baronetcy became extinct on Trott's death.
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 1660 to 1672.
In 1660, Trott 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 Andover
Andover (UK Parliament constituency)
Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,...
in the Convention Parliament. He was created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
, of Leverstoke in the County of Southampton, on 12 October 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Andover in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until his death in 1672.
Trott married Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Sir Edmund Wright, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
in 1640. They had a daughter, Catherine Trott, who married Sir Hugh Stukeley, 2nd Baronet of Hinton. There was no male heir and the baronetcy became extinct on Trott's death.