Family and Education
b. c. 1525, ?s. of Henry or William, both illegit. sons of George, 1st Earl of Huntingdon.Otherwise Hastings cannot be a close relative of Huntingdon, and probably came from that branch of the family which remained in Yorkshire when William, Lord Hastings, chamberlain to Edward IV, came south. John is not a name common in the chief line of the family. m. Sybil (d c.1594), ?wid. of Edward Randolph, s.p.PCC admon. act bk. 1592-8, f. 81v; C33/55/154; HMC Hatfield, ii. 206.
Offices Held
J.p. Hants from c. 1573, ?Oxon. from c. 1577; diplomatic agent in Netherlands Oct. 1575.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Kingthorpe, Lincs.; afterwards of Christchurch, Hants.
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Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
HASTINGS, John (c.1525-c.85)
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Oxford 1644
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