John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt

John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt (1508–1571) was an English baron and member of the House of Lords. He had previously represented Bedfordshire in the House of Commons of England.

John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt
ChildrenUrsula Mordaunt, George Mordaunt, Elizabeth Mordaunt 
Parent(s)
Position heldMember of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the October 1553 Parliament, Member of the April 1554 Parliament, Member of the 1554-55 Parliament, Member of the 1555 Parliament 
Tomb in Turvey church, Bedfordshire


He was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt of Turvey by Elizabeth, the daughter and coheiress of Sir Henry Vere of Great Addington, Northamptonshire. He was knighted in 1533 and inherited the title Baron Mordaunt on his father's death in 1562.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Essex and High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1540–41 and Constable of Hertford Castle from 1554. He served as a Privy Councillor (PC) from 1553. He was elected MP for Bedfordshire in 1553, April and November 1554 and 1555.

He died in 1571 and was buried at Turvey. He had married twice: firstly Ella, the daughter and heiress of John Fitzlewis, with whom he had several sons and 6 daughters and secondly Joan, the daughter of Richard Fermor of Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, and the widow of Robert Wilford of London. he was succeeded by his estranged son Lewis.

References

  • "MORDAUNT, Sir John (1508-71), of West Horndon, Essex and Turvey, Beds". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • Stanley T. Bindoff, John S. Roskell, Lewis Namier, Romney Sedgwick, David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, R. G. Thorne, P. W. Hasler, The House of Commons: 1509 - 1558; 1, Appendices, constituencies, members A - C, Volume 4 (1982), p. 614; Google Books
    Peerage of England
    Preceded by
    John Mordaunt
    Baron Mordaunt
    1562–1571
    Succeeded by
    Lewis Mordaunt


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