Jasper Culpeper (by 1508 – 1556/1564), of

Penshurst Penshurst is a historic village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located in a valley upon the northern slopes of the Weald, Kentish Weald, at the confluence of the River Medway and the River Eden, Kent, River Eden, within the Seveno ...

, Kent and Arlington, Sussex, was an English politician.

Family

His career was helped by his cousin, the courtier,

Thomas Culpeper Thomas Culpeper ( – 10 December 1541) was an English courtier and close friend of Henry VIII, and was related to two of his queens, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He is known to have had many private meetings with Catherine during he ...

. It was not hindered when Thomas was executed for adultery with

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's fifth wife,

Catherine Howard Catherine Howard ( – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, a first cousin to Anne Boleyn (the second ...

Career

He was a

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(MP) of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the Great Council of England, great council of Lords Spi ...

for

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in 1547 and November 1554.

References

16th-century deaths People from Penshurst People from Wealden District English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1554–1555 Year of birth uncertain {{1554-2-England-MP-stub