Jonathan Prideaux (died 1637)

Jonathan Prideaux (died 1637) was an English politician.[1]

Biography

Prideaux was the son of Richard Prideaux of Thuborough and Grace Carminowe. Prideaux inherited a precarious financial situation from his father, which caused a series of legal dealings with creditors and the Court of Chancery during the 1620s.[1] In 1622 he was outlawed over his outstanding debts. On 6 May 1625, Prideaux was elected to the House of Commons of England as a Member of Parliament for Bossiney; his objective was almost certainly to secure temporary relief from his creditors by means of parliamentary privilege.[2] He took no known part in either sitting of the Useless Parliament.[1]

He served as an officer in the Devon militia in 1633. His son, Richard Prideaux, was also a politician.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hunneyball, Paul (2010). "PRIDEAUX, Jonathan (–d.1637), of Thuborough, Sutcombe, Devon". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Hunneyball, Paul (2010). "Bossiney". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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