John Arundell (of Trerice, died 1580)

For other people named John Arundell, see John Arundell.
Arms of Arundel of Trerice (and of Arundell of Lanherne & Wardour Castle): Sable, six martlets argent. These are early canting arms, based on the French hirondelle, a swallow

Sir John VI Arundell (died 15 September 1580), of Trerice in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament for Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1573-1574.

Origins

He was the second son and heir of Sir John IV Arundell (1495–1561), of Trerice, nicknamed "Tilbury Jack" (or "Jack of Tilbury"), a commander of the Royal Navy during the reigns of Kings Henry VIII and Edward VI and twice Sheriff of Cornwall, by his second wife Juliana Erissey, daughter of James Erissey of Erissey and widow of a certain Gourlyn.[1]

Career

He was a retiring figure for much of his life and less celebrated than either his father "Tilbury Jack" or his son Sir John VII Arundell, nicknamed "Jack for the King". He was twice a Member of Parliament for the pocket borough of Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1573-1574.

Marriages and progeny

He married twice:

See also

Notes

  1. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  2. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  3. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  4. Visitation of the County of Cornwall in the Year 1620
  5. "Sir John ARUNDELL of Trerice". Tudor Place. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  7. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  8. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  9. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.102
  10. Vivian, 1895, p.280, pedigree of Dennis of Holcombe Burnell, erroueously "Walter, Lord Mountjoy"
  11. Vivian, 1895, p.280
  12. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  13. Vivian, 1887, p.12
  14. Vivian, 1887, p.12

Sources

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Paul Stamford
Andrew Tussard
Member of Parliament for Mitchell
with John Thomas 1555
Thomas Gardiner 1558

1555–1558
Succeeded by
Robert Hopton
Francis Goldsmith
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Peter Courtney
High Sheriff of Cornwall
1574
Succeeded by
John Bevill
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