GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2920
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3143)
Name
John Chichester
Title
Sir
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1520-03-25 d. 1568-11-30 (old)
Linked Sermons
To all the faythfull congregation
(autograph: Uncertain )
- auditor
Source of Data (Contributor name)
History of Parliament Online (see links below); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
History of Parliament Online (see links below)
Other note
John Chichester was born c. 1519/20, the son of Edward Chichester of Great Torrington. He was elected to Parliament in 1547. In 1550, he became sheriff of Devon. Chichester was knighted on 2 October 1553. He also served as recorder of Barnstaple in the mid-1550s. Sir John Chichester died on 30 November 1568.
Attached URL
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/chichester-sir… History of Parliament Online entry for Sir John Chichester.
http://www.histparl.ac.uk/volume/1509-1558/member/chichester-john-151920-68 History of Parliament Online entry for Sir John Chichester (another link).
GEMMS record created
October 23, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024