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| ⚫ | In 1653, Croft was elected ] for ] in the ]. He was re-elected MP for Gloucestershire in 1656 for the ].<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was still Captain of ] ] in 1659 but, in 1662, he was removed from the ] of ].<ref name=Williams/> | ||
| In 1652, Croft married Anne Waterworth, widow of Robert Waterworth, ] of ] and a Commissioner for Gloucestershire, who died in 1651. His wife was the youngest daughter of William Leigh, ], of ] (who died 1632) and aunt of ], ancestor of the ].<ref></ref> | |||
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For other people named John Crofts, see John Crofts (disambiguation).John Croft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and in 1656, who served in the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War.
Life
Born into the ancient Croft family of Croft Castle, he was the youngest son of Sir Herbert Croft.
His brothers, Sir William Croft, Sir James Croft and Bishop Herbert Croft, were Royalists but he became a fervent supporter of the Parliamentary cause, being commissioned as a Captain in the New Model Army with which he fought during the Civil War.
In 1653, Croft was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the Barebones Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Gloucestershire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament. He was still Captain of Gloucestershire Militia in 1659 but, in 1662, he was removed from the Common Council of Tewkesbury.
In 1652, Croft married Anne Waterworth, widow of Robert Waterworth, lord of the manor of Nether Swell and a Commissioner for Gloucestershire, who died in 1651. His wife was the youngest daughter of William Leigh, JP, of Longborough (who died 1632) and aunt of Theophilus Leigh, ancestor of the Lords Leigh.
References
- ^ W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- Burke's Commoners (1836)