John Strangways (15 October 1636 – 6 April 1676) was an English politician who sat in the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...

from 1661 to 1676.

Origins

He was the eldest son of

Giles Strangways Giles Strangways (3 June 1615 – 20 July 1675) of Melbury House in Somerset, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1675. He fought on the Cavaliers, Royalist side ...

(d.1675). History of Parliament Online - Strangways, John
/ref> His brothers were Thomas Strangways (1643–1713), MP, and

Wadham Strangways Wadham may refer to: Education * Wadham College, Oxford – a constituent college of the University of Oxford * Wadham College Boat Club – the rowing club of Wadham College, Oxford * Wadham School – a school for children near Crewkerne, Some ...

, MP.

Career

He matriculated at

Wadham College, Oxford Wadham College ( ) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located in the centre of Oxford, at the intersection of Broad Street, Oxford, Broad Street and Parks Road ...

(founded by the son of his ancestor John Wadham (d. 1578)) on 25 July 1655 and was a student of

Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, commonly known as Lincoln's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for Barrister, barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister ...

in 1658. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Stermont-Synge', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 1422-1452. Date accessed: 20 June 2012
/ref> In 1661 he was elected a Member of Parliament for

Bridport Bridport is a market town and civil parish in Dorset, England, inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the River Asker, Asker. Its origins are Anglo-Saxons, Saxon and it has a long history as a ...

, Dorset, in the

Cavalier Parliament The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. With the exception of the Long Parliament, it was the longest-lasting English Parliament, and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring ...

. He was commissioner for assessment for Dorset from 1661 to 1674. In 1662 he was made a freeman of

Lyme Regis Lyme Regis ( ) is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and ...

. He succeeded his father in 1675 and in that year he became commissioner for recusants for Dorset 1675, colonel of the foot militia, Deputy Lieutenant and steward of the manors of Fordington and Ryme.

Marriage and children

Strangways married twice but produced no issue: *Firstly, on 4 July 1672, to Anne Capell, a daughter of

Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (20 February 16089 March 1649), of Hadham Hall and Cassiobury House, Watford, both in Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised ...

by his wife Elizabeth Morrison (died 3 December 1675), childless. *Secondly, on 13 March 1676, he married Mary Penruddock, a daughter of John Penruddock of Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, and widow of William Jackman of

Shroton Iwerne Courtney (), also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately north-west of Blandford Forum. It is sited by the small River Iwerne between Hambledon Hill to the south-west and th ...

, Dorset.

Death and succession

Strangways died on 6 April 1676 at the age of 39, with no children, when his heirs became his brothers. Most of his estate, valued at £5,000 per annum, went to his next brother Thomas Strangways, with lands valued at £500 per annum going to Wadham Strangways.HoP

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strangways, John 1636 births 1676 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of England for Bridport