John Jennings (St Albans MP)
Sir John Jennings KB (died August 1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1642.
John Jennings of Sandridge in Hertfordshire succeeded his father, another Sir John, as head of the family in 1609. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for St Albans in the Happy Parliament. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1626 and was created Knight of the Bath in the same year. In 1628 he was elected MP for St Albans again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]
Jennings was re-elected MP for St Albans in April 1640 for the Short Parliament and again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.[1] He was a sympathiser of the Parliamentary cause, but died before the outbreak of the English Civil War.
John Jennings was married to Alice, daughter of Sir Richard Spencer of Offley, they had 22 children. Jennings' eldest son, Richard, succeeded him as MP for St Albans. Richard's daughter, Sarah, married the 1st Duke of Marlborough and was the confidant of Queen Anne.
References
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
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| Preceded by Sir Thomas Richardson Robert Shute |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1624 With: Robert Kirkham |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet John Laken |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Goring |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1628-1629 With: Robert Kirkham |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1640-1642 With: Richard Coningsby 1640 Edward Wingate |
Succeeded by Richard Jennings Edward Wingate |
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