Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet | |
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Member of Parliament for Derbyshire | |
In office 1640 – 1648 (excluded by Pride's Purge) | |
High Sheriff of Derbyshire | |
In office 1637–1638 | |
Member of Parliament for Brackley | |
In office 1628–1629 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 November 1598 Kedleston Hall |
Died | 13 December 1686 Kedleston Hall | (aged 88)
Resting place | All Saints Church, Kedleston |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Parliamentarian |
Spouse | Patience Crewe (1623–1642) |
Children | Nathaniel |
Residence | Kedleston Hall |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation | Landowner and politician |
Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet (13 November 1598 – 13 December 1686) of Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire was an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament from 1628 to 1629, then 1640 to 1648. A devout Presbyterian, he supported the Parliamentarian cause during the First English Civil War, but was excluded by Pride's Purge in 1648.[1]