GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2667
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2879)
Name
George Croke
Title
Sir
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1560-03-25 d. 1642-02-16 (old)
Linked Sermons
Sermon at Lent Assises
(autograph: No )
- auditor
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)
AO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 6731); History of Parliament Online (see linke below); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
AO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 6731); History of Parliament Online (see linke below)
Other note
The exact birth date of George Croke is unknown. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1575, but was admitted to the Inner Temple in the same year. In 1597, he became M.P. for Brere Alston, Devon. Subsequently, he was made a bencher at the Temple and served as reader in 1599 and 1618. He was also a justice of Common Pleas and King's Bench. Croke died on 16 February 1642.
Attached URL
http://www.histparl.ac.uk/volume/1558-1603/member/croke-george-1560-1642 History of Parliament Online entry for Sir George Croke (c. 1560-1642).
GEMMS record created
March 3, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024