John Sill (c 1621–1672) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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in 1659 and 1660.
Silly was the second son of John Silly (died 1646) of Trevelver, Cornwall, and his first wife Elizabeth Marke, daughter of John Marke of
St Wenn.
[W. Pollard ''Parochial and family history of the parishes of St. Mabyn and Michaelstow in the county of Cornwall'' 1875]
/ref> His father, an attorney, had altered his name and arms from Ceely to Silly.
In 1659, Silly was elected Member of Parliament for Bodmin
Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.
The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordered ...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a po ...
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Silly married Jane Cotton, daughter of William Cotton, precentor of ]Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The presen ...
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References
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1620s births
1672 deaths
Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
Politicians from Bodmin
English MPs 1659
English MPs 1660