John Doyley (1602–1660) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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from 1646 to 1648.
Background
Doyley was the son of Sir Cope Doyley of
Chislehampton. He matriculated at
Wadham College, Oxford
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on 27 November 1618 aged 16.
[ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 27 February 2012]
/ref> He was Sheriff of Oxfordshire
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in 1638. In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament for Oxford
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as a recruiter to the Long Parliament
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but was secluded under Pride's Purge
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Despite defeat in the ...
in December 1648. He was a parliamentary commissioner for the visitation of the University.[W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the County of Oxford'']
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Doyley married Mary Shirley, daughter of Sir John Shirley of Isfield Sussex.[ He was the father of ]Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Chislehampton
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Death
Doyley died at the age of about 58.[
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References
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1602 births
1660 deaths
English MPs 1640–1648