John Cutts (died 1615)

Sir John Cutts (1545–1615), of Horham Hall, Essex; Shenley Hall, Hertfordshire and Childerley, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician.

He was the eldest son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley and Horham Hall. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and trained in the law at Grays Inn. He was knighted by the Earl of Leicester in 1571.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cambridgeshire 1584, 1586 and 1601.[1]

He was appointed a Justice of the Peace (JP) for Cambridgeshire in 1579, Hertfordshire in 1582 and Essex in 1586. He was appointed Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire for 1572–73 and 1601-2 and High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1588–89.

He married twice: firstly Anne, the daughter of Sir Arthur Darcy of Huntingdonshire, with whom he had a son and two daughters and secondly Margaret, the daughter and coheiress of John Brocket of Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, with whom he had another son. He was succeeded by his son John.

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Francis Hynde
with
John Hutton
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
1584
With: John North
Succeeded by
John North
with
John Cutts
Parliament of England
Preceded by
John North
with
John Cutts
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
1586
With: John North
Succeeded by
John North
with
Francis Hynde
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Henry North
with
William Hynde
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
1601
With: John Cotton
Succeeded by
Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet
with
John Cutts


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