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5 unusual facts about John Stourton


John Stourton

John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton (1400–1462), English soldier and politician

John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton

He was born at Witham Friary, Somerset, the son of Sir William de Stourton (abt 1373-18 Sep 1413), Speaker of the House of Commons, and Elizabeth Moigne.

William Stourton, 2nd Baron Stourton (1432-abt 1477), married Margaret Chidiock (Bef 1428-12 Mar 1502/03), daughter of Sir John Chidiock and Catherine Lumley.

In 1448 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Stourton, of Stourton in the County of Wiltshire.

Preston Plucknett

The still preserved manor house of Preston Plucknett was owned in the early 15th century by John Stourton (d. 1438; cousin of his namesake John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton), a justice of the peace, sheriff, and several times Member of Parliament for Somerset, who, helped by three good marriages, accumulated a respectable wealth.



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