Gurdon was the son of Robert Gurdon of Assington, Suffolk and his wife Rose Sexton, daughter of Robert Sexton of Lavenham, Suffolk and widow of William Appleton of Little Waldingfield. He was a student of Inner Temple in 1558.[1]
In 1571, Gurdon was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Sudbury. He succeeded to Assington on the death of his father in 1578 and was a J.P. for Suffolk from about 1579. In 1585 he was Sheriff of Suffolk.[1]
Gurdon married Amy Brampton, daughter of William Brampton of Letton, Norfolk through whom he acquired the estate of Letton. They had a daughter and a son Brampton who also became MP for Sudbury.[1]
john, gurdon, died, 1623, john, gurdon, 1544, september, 1623, english, landowner, politician, house, commons, 1571, john, gurdondied21, september, 1623, spouse, brampton, childrenbrampton, gurdon, parent, robert, gurdon, rose, sexton, position, heldmember, 15. John Gurdon c 1544 21 September 1623 was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1571 John GurdonDied21 September 1623 Spouse s Amy Brampton ChildrenBrampton Gurdon Parent s Robert Gurdon Rose Sexton Position heldMember of the 1571 Parliament Gurdon was the son of Robert Gurdon of Assington Suffolk and his wife Rose Sexton daughter of Robert Sexton of Lavenham Suffolk and widow of William Appleton of Little Waldingfield He was a student of Inner Temple in 1558 1 In 1571 Gurdon was elected Member of Parliament MP for Sudbury He succeeded to Assington on the death of his father in 1578 and was a J P for Suffolk from about 1579 In 1585 he was Sheriff of Suffolk 1 Gurdon died at the age of about 78 in 1623 1 Gurdon married Amy Brampton daughter of William Brampton of Letton Norfolk through whom he acquired the estate of Letton They had a daughter and a son Brampton who also became MP for Sudbury 1 References edit a b c d History of Parliament Online John Gurdon Parliament of England Preceded byJohn HeighamThomas Andrews Member of Parliament for Sudbury1571 With John Hunt Succeeded byRichard EdenMartin Cole nbsp nbsp This article about a 16th century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gurdon died 1623 amp oldid 1149845061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
