John Sulyard

John Sulyard (born by 1518-1575), of Wetherden, Suffolk, was an English politician.

Sulyard was the eldest son of John Sulyard of Wetherden and Margaret Baker, daughter of Robert Baker of Wetherden and was educated at Clifford’s Inn. He married three times, firstly to Elizabeth Bedingfield, daughter of Sir Edmund Bedingfield of Oxborough, Norfolk, by whom he had one daughter. By 1541, he had married his second wife, Elizabeth Jerningham, daughter of Sir John Jerningham of Somerleyton, Suffolk; they had two sons and two daughters. His third wife was Alice Carvell, daughter of Humphrey Carvell of Wiggenhall St. Mary, Norfolk.

Life

Sulyard was a Roman Catholic lawyer. He was the Justice of the Peace in Suffolk in 1554-1561 and was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for 1555-6. He was a standard bearer and gentleman pensioner from late 1553 to late 1558 and commissioner of the sewers for Norfolk and Suffolk in 1566. He was knighted in March 1557/January 1558.

Sulyard was elected a Member of Parliament for Ipswich in October 1553 and 1555, for Bodmin in April 1554, for Preston in November 1554 and for Chippenham in 1558.

References

• "SULYARD, John (by 1518-75), of Wetherden, Suff.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 June 2013.