Charles Perrott 1642-1686
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Charles PERROTT or PERROT 1642-1686
Biographical Note
Son of James Perrott of Amersham, Buckinghamshire. BA St John's College, Oxford 1661, BCL and fellow 1664, DCL 1669. He became a barrister, of Doctors' Commons 1671, and was MP for the University of Oxford 1679-86.
Books
In his will, Perrott bequeathed £100 to St John’s College, Oxford for the purchase of books. His personal library is not mentioned there; all the residue of his estate went to his brother James. Morgan suggests that some of his books also went to the College.
Sources
- Will of Charles Perrott, The National Archives PROB 11/386/147.
- History of Parliament.
- Morgan, P. Oxford libraries outside the Bodleian. 2nd edn, Oxford, 1980, p.132.