John Berkeley (1352–1428)

Sir John Berkeley (21 January 1352 – 5 March 1428),[1] of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire was an English politician. He was knighted before 1383.

Life

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He was the son of Thomas Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle, and his second wife Katherine Clivedon.[2]

He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1390–91 and 1394–95, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1392–93, 1397–98 and 1414–15, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1402–03 and 1406–07, and High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1410–11.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire in February 1388, September 1388 and January 1397, for Somerset in November 1390 and 1394, for Wiltshire in 1402 and Hampshire in 1406.[1] He married 3 times but only had children, 14 sons and 3 daughters, with his second wife, Elizabeth Betteshorne,[1] including:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BERKELEY, Sir John I (1352-1428), of Beverstone castle, Glos. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  2. ^ "Berkeley [née Clivedon], Katherine, Lady Berkeley (d. 1385), benefactor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54435. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 25 March 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)