John Northby | |
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| Member of the England Parliament for York | |
| In office 1414 (November) – 1415 | |
| Succeeded by | John Morton Richard Russell |
| In office 1419–1419 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Santon John Blackburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | York |
| Nationality | English |
| Profession | Merchant |
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John Northby was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York on two occaisions .
Life and politics
editJohn was the son of Margaret Northby, his father and his date of birth being unknown. He is known to have been a close associate of the wealthy York merchant, William Vescy, and married his twice widowed daughter, Emma in 1407. One of Emma's previous husband's had been York MP, Robert Savage. His father-in-law left him a substantial bequest in his will that he used to buy property. His marriage enabled him to have a head start in making connections with other city merchants. His first wife died in 1415 and he was left with other property left to her from her second husbands estate. He acquired tenements in Clementhorpe and meadowland in Middlethorpe by 1416. He later acquired land in Stockton-on-the-Moram and Skeldergate. He remarried to another Emma and had two sons and one daughter.[1][2].
Not much is known of her merchant business other than he belonged to the Calais Staple. It is recorded that he also lost two shipments of wool to bad weather and pirates. In his will he left £266 to his children and £40 to Emma Kirby, a servant. He was burioed in the Church of St Mary Veteris[1].
John was given the freedom of the city on 1402 and held the offices of chamberlain (1408–09), sheriff (1409–10 and Lord Mayor (1416–17). He was MP for the city in 1414 and 1419.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "The History of Parliament Trust". Retrieved 22 April 2023. Cite error: The named reference "HOP" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Louise Russell Wheatley (30 May 2008). The Mercers in Medieval York 1772/3 to 1529 - SOcail aspirations and commercial enterprise. University of York. pp. 123 & 131.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hildyard, Christopher (1719). The antiquities of York city, and the civil government thereof; with a list of all the mayors and bayliffs, lord mayors and sheriffs, from the time of King Edward the First, to this present year, 1719. Collected from the papers of Christopher Hildyard, esq., with notes and observations. G.White. pp. 43 & 45. Cite error: The named reference "History" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'The later middle ages: City and citizens', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 106–113.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'The sites and remains of the religious houses', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 135–140.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'The later middle ages: City and citizens', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 97–106.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'Tudor York: Religion and the Reformation', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 142–155.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bastow, Sarah L. (2002). Aspects of the history of the Catholic gentry of Yorkshire from the Pilgrimage of Grace to the First Civil War. Doctoral thesis. University of Huddersfield.
- ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'The sites and remains of the religious houses', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 135–140.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'Tudor York: Topography and population', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 117–122.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Clay, J.W. (1899). Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire: Volume 3. p. 209. Cite error: The named reference "Dug" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c Pallister, David Michael (1979). Tudor York. Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 9780198218784. Cite error: The named reference "Tudor" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'Tudor York: The Tudor economy and pauperism', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 122–135.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c White, Eileen Nora (April 1984). People and Places: The social and topographical context of drama in York 1554 - 1609. The University of Leeds. pp. 44, 375. Cite error: The named reference "Play" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ P M Tillott\location= London, ed. (1961). 'Tudor York: Military affairs', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. pp. 140-142.
- ^ Richard Barrie Dobson & David Michael Smith, ed. (2006). The Merchant Taylors of York: A History of the Crafts and Company from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century, Volume 33 of Borthwick texts and studies. Borthwick Publications. pp. 65, 67. ISBN 9781904497165.
- ^ 'City Officials Responsible for the Walls', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 2, the Defences (London, 1972), pp. 174-175. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Richard Barrie Dobson & David Michael Smith, ed. (2006). The Merchant Taylors of York: A History of the Crafts and Company from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century, Volume 33 of Borthwick texts and studies. Borthwick Publications. p. 67. ISBN 9781904497165.
- ^ Joseph, Antoine (2000). English Professional Theatre (1530–1660). Cambridge University Press. p. 296 - 297, 369. ISBN 9780521230124.
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