John Stanford II
John Stanford (died 1603) was an English lawyer and politician.
He was the son of John Stanford I (d. 1603), Mayor of Leicester and twice MP for Leicester (UK Parliament constituency).[1] He trained as a lawyer, entering Gray's Inn in 1586.[2]
He sat as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leicester in 1597.[1] By 1600 he was retained as counsel for Leicester,[3] becoming recorder in the summer of 1603.[1]
He succeeded his father to the manor and rectory of Barkby in March 1603, but less than 9 months later at the beginning of December.[4][5][1] He was buried Barkby.[6]
Family
He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Baynbrigge of Lockington, Leicestershire,[6] with whom he had 3 children:
- Thomas, aged 7 in 1603, married Anne, daughter of Thomas Staveley of West Langton, Leicestershire.[4][6]
- Elizabeth[6]
- Katharine married 1) Thomas Bellers of Wymeswold,Leicestershire and 2) Richard Hacker of Walesby, Nottinghamshire[6]
His widow subsequently married Robert Terringham of Weston, Northamptonshire[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "STANFORD, John II (D.1603), of Leicester and Elmesthorpe, Leics. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ The register of admissions to Gray's inn, 1521-1889. 1889. p. 70.
- ^ Bateson, Mary (1905). Records of the Borough of Leicester. Vol. 3. p. 406.
- ^ a b Nichols, John (1800). The History and Antiquities of Leicestershire. Vol. 3 pt 1. p. 45.
- ^ Bateson 1905, p. 326.
- ^ a b c d e Nichols 1800, p. 51.
- ^ Nichols, John (1804). The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire. Vol. 3 pt 2. p. 882.