Sir John Manwood (died 1653) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1640. Manwood was the son of Sir Peter Manwood and a grandson of Roger Manwood. In November 1609, he was admitted at

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. He was knighted on 3 April 1618. He inherited the estates at St Stephens and in 1637 sold them to Colonel Thomas Colepeper. He was a gentleman of the privy chamber, and was lieutenant-governor of

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in 1639. In April 1640, Manwood was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. He subsequently resided mainly in the Netherlands. Manwood married firstly in 1627 at St. Bartholomew's Lavinia Ogle, daughter of Sir John Ogle of St. Peter le Poor. He married secondly Cornelia Mescrian of Dort, Holland.

References

*Dictionary of National Biography for Peter Manwood , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Manwood, John Year of birth missing 1653 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber Expatriates from the Kingdom of England Expatriates in the Dutch Republic