John Stanford II

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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:

His widow subsequently married Robert Terringham of Weston, Northamptonshire [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "STANFORD, John II (D.1603), of Leicester and Elmesthorpe, Leics. | History of Parliament Online".
  2. ↑ The register of admissions to Gray's inn, 1521-1889. 1889. p. 70.
  3. ↑ Bateson, Mary (1905). Records of the Borough of Leicester. Vol. 3. p. 406.
  4. 1 2 Nichols, John (1800). The History and Antiquities of Leicestershire. Vol. 3 pt 1. p. 45.
  5. ↑ Bateson 1905, p. 326.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Nichols 1800, p. 51.
  7. ↑ Nichols, John (1804). The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire. Vol. 3 pt 2. p. 882.


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