John Alford (Parliamentarian)
John Alford (c. 1590 – 5 January 1649) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1626 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.
Early life
Alford was the son of Edward Alford of Offington and his wife Judith Downing, daughter of Sir Edward Downing.[1] He martriculated at St John's College, Oxford, on 13 February 1607 aged 16.[2]
Political career
In 1626 Alford was elected Member of Parliament for New Shoreham and in 1628 was elected MP for Arundel until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[3] The manors of Hamsey and Offington both came into his possession on the death of his father in 1632.[1]
In April 1640, Alford was re-elected MP for New Shoreham in the Short Parliament and again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament and held the seat until 1648 when he was excluded in Pride's Purge.[3]
Death
Alford died in 1649 and was buried at Broadwater, West Sussex where a monument in the South Transept Chapel was erected to his memory.[1]
"Here lyeth the body of the truly honourable and religious John Alford of Offington, Esquire, who having finished his career, exchanged mortality for glory, Jan. 5, 1648. AEt. 59. "He left issue ye noble Lady Jane Eversfield, and the virtuous gentele woman Mrs. Elizabeth Alford."
Alford married Frances Bishopp, daughter of Sir Thomas Bishopp, 1st Baronet, of Parham, Sussex, M.P., and had two daughters Elizabeth, born 1620, who married Mr. Bickerstaff, and was Jane, who married Sir Thomas Eversfield. His widow outlived him for eleven years.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Alford Association
- ↑ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Abannan-Appletre', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 1-28. Date accessed: 10 December 2011
- 1 2 Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anthony Stapley William Marlott |
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1626 With: William Marlott |
Succeeded by William Marlott Robert Morley |
| Preceded by Nicholas Jordain William Mills |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1628–1629 With: Henry Lord Maltravers |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1640–1648 With: William Marlott 1640-1646 |
Succeeded by Not represented after Pride's Purge |