Difference between revisions of "John Maynard 1604-1690"

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Sir John MAYNARD 1604-90

Biographical Note

Born at Abbey House in Tavistock, Devon; son of Alexander Maynard (b.c.1567). BA Exeter College, Oxford; entered the Middle Temple in 1621. Called to the bar in 1626. Elected MP for Totnes and recorder for Plymouth in 1640; recorder for Totnes in 1645. MP for Newton, Isle of Wight in 1659. Appointed to serve as commissioner of the great seal in 1689.

Books

Noted as having possessed a large library.

Sources

Halliday, Paul D. "Maynard, Sir John (1604–1690), lawyer and politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. I 453.

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-Born at [[place of birth::Abbey House]] in [[location::Tavistock, Devon]]; son of [[family::Alexander Maynard]] (b.c.[[date of birth::1567]]). BA Exeter College, Oxford; entered the [[organisations::Middle Temple]] in 1621. Called to the bar in 1626. Elected [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Totnes]] and [[occupation::recorder]] for [[location::Plymouth]] in 1640; [[occupation::recorder]] for [[location::Totnes]] in 1645. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Newton, Isle of Wight]] in 1659. Appointed to serve as [[occupation::commissioner of the great seal]] in 1689.
+Born at [[place of birth::Abbey House]] in [[location::Tavistock, Devon]]; son of [[family::Alexander Maynard]] (b.c.1567). BA Exeter College, Oxford; entered the [[organisations::Middle Temple]] in 1621. Called to the bar in 1626. Elected [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Totnes]] and [[occupation::recorder]] for [[location::Plymouth]] in 1640; [[occupation::recorder]] for [[location::Totnes]] in 1645. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Newton, Isle of Wight]] in 1659. Appointed to serve as [[occupation::commissioner of the great seal]] in 1689.
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