Sir George Courthorpe (3 June 1616 – 18 November 1685) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1656 and 1679. Courthorpe was the son of George Courthorpe, of Ticehurst, Sussex. He matriculated at

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on 22 June 1632 aged 16, and was awarded BA on 8 May 1635. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Colericke-Coverley', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 304-337. Date accessed: 16 March 2011
/ref> In 1656, Courthorpe was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. In 1659 he was elected MP for

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in the

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.History of Parliament Online - Courthope, George
/ref> He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Convention Parliament in 1660. In 1661, he was knighted at Windsor on 24 AprilKnights of England
/ref> and re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the

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He sat until 1679. Courthorpe died at the age of 69 and was buried at Ticehurst.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Courthorpe, George 1616 births 1685 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679