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Arthur Porter (c.1505–31 May 1559) was an English Member of Parliament (MP) [1] and was granted Llanthony Secunda Priory.[2]
Background
He was the only surviving son of Roger Porter of Newent and Alvington, Gloucestershire and was educated at Lincoln's Inn.
Career
In 1526 he was appointed escheator of Gloucestershire and the Welsh Marches. He was a J.P. for Gloucestershire from 1537 to 1547 and appointed Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1548. He acted as Receiver for the lands of Llantony Priory (Llantony Secunda) in 1539 and 1542, and in consequence was awarded a grant of the Priory lands in 1540. He acquired Pitchcombe manor near Painswick in 1544. [3] He entered Parliament as knight of the shire for Gloucestershire in November 1554 and afterwards served as MP for the city of Gloucester in 1555 and Aylesbury in 1559. [3]
Death
He died in office on May 31, 1559.
Marriages and progeny
He had married twice:
- Firstly Alice Arnold, the daughter of John Arnold of Churcham, Gloucestershire, with whom he had at least 12 children including Sir Thomas.
- Secondly, Isabel Denys, the well-connected daughter of Sir William Denys (d. 1535) of Dyrham, Gloucestershire, and widow of Sir John Berkeley (d. 1546) of Stoke Gifford to whom she bore Sir Richard Berkeley(d.1604), MP for Gloucestershire in 1604. [3]
References
- ^ http://www.gloucester.gov.uk/LGNL/Environmentandplanning/Archaeology/Landandproperty-historicsites-maintenance/LlanthonySecundaPrioryHistory.aspx
- ^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42323
- ^ a b c "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-26.