Maurice Johnson MP for Stamford 1
- Born: Abt 1500, Stamford, Rutland, England
- Marriage (1): Jane Lacey Lassels
- Died: Abt 1557, All Hallows, South Tamford, Rutland, England about age 57
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Maurice Johnson (English politician)
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Maurice Johnson (ca. 1480\endash 1551) was MP for Stamford and a prominent member of society in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the 16th century, serving in three consecutive parliaments of England.
Biography
Born about 1480, Johnson served as Constable of Stamford from 1507\endash 1508, as Chamberlain from 1508\endash 1509, as a member of the Second Twelve from 1508\endash 1512, a member of the First Twelve from 1512 until his death, and as Alderman (Mayor) from 1517\endash 1518, 1527\endash 1528, and 1538\endash 1539.[1] He served in three parliaments, being returned in 1523, 1529 and 1536.[1]
A dyer by trade, Johnson was married to Jane Lacy, daughter of Henry Lacy who also served in the parliament of 1536.[1]
After his death in 1551 he was buried at All Hallows, Stamford.[1]
Johnson's youngest son Robert (1540\endash 1625) became Canon of Windsor in 1572 and Archdeacon of Leicester in 1591.[2][3]
References
Bindoff, Stanley, T. (1982) The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509-1558, p. 447-8
Wood, Anthony A. Athenae Oxonienses, an Exact History of Writers and Bishops, Who Have Had Their Education in the University of Oxford, University of Oxford, ISBN 9781150642456, p. 165
Drakard, John (1822) The History of Stamford in the County of Lincoln, pp. 441\endash 456
Maurice married Jane Lacey Lassels, daughter of Henry Lacey Lassels MP in 1536 and Katherine Powdige. (Jane Lacey Lassels was born about 1504 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.)
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