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John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun
John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton (1595 – 28 March 1641) was an English politician. Life He was the eldest son of Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet, and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1608, and joining the Middle Temple. In the Parliaments of 1624–25 and 1625, he sat as MP for the Cornwall, Cornish borough of Grampound (UK Parliament constituency), Grampound; he was a follower of the George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Buckingham, and it was probably through Buckingham's influence that he was appointed Vice-Warden of the Stannaries in 1620. During 1626 and 1627, he was a member of a number of several commissions in the South-West, including one which inquired into the conduct of John Eliot (statesman), Sir John Eliot as Vice Admiral of Devon. At the election for the Parliament of 1628, Buckingham and his agent in the South-West, James Bagg, Sir James Bagg, were anxious to prevent Eliot and another of the most effective opponents o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet
Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet (1564 – 26 December 1639) of Boconnoc in Cornwall, was a prominent member of the gentry of Cornwall and an MP. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Sir William Mohun (d. 1587) of Boconnoc, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1572, by his first wife Elizabeth Horsey, daughter and heiress of John Horsey.Vivian, 1887, p. 325 He was descended from the ancient Mohun family, feudal barons of Dunster in Somerset, seated at Dunster Castle. Career He was the Member of Parliament for Fowey in 1584 and 1586 and for East Looe in 1614. He was also elected in a double return in 1625 when four names were submitted, which was not knowingly resolved by Parliament. He was selected Sheriff of Cornwall for 1592–93 and made a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall in 1600. He was knighted in 1599 and created a baronet on 25 November 1612. Marriages and children He married three times: *Firstly in 1589 to Mary Killigrew, 3rd daughter of Sir Henry Killigrew (c. 1528 – 160 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
