GUISE, Sir John (c.1654-95), of Elmore, Glos.

Family and Education

b. c. 1654, o. s. of Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Bt.†, of Elmore by his 2nd w. Rachel, da. of Lucas Corsellis, merchant, of London. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 3 Dec. 1669, aged 15; travelled abroad (France) c.1675. m. settlement 10 July 1674, Elizabeth, da. of John Grobham Howe† of Little Compton, Glos., and sis. of Sir Scrope Howe* and John Grobham Howe*, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. Oct. 1670. Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. iii. 72; Guise Mems. (Cam. Soc. ser. 3, xxviii), 134.

Offices Held

Freeman, Gloucester 1676–85, 1686–d., alderman 1690–d., mayor 1690–1; v.-adm. Glos. 1691–d.; verderer, Forest of Dean by 1693. Gloucester Freemen (Glos. Rec. Ser. iv), 32; VCH Glos. iv. 378; Glos. RO, Gloucester bor. recs. GBR/B3/7, f. 11; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1553; x. 46, 488, 901; Bodl. Rawl. D.846.

Col. of ft. Nov. 1688–9.

Parlimentarian

GUISE (GUYSE), Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1654-95), of Elmore, Glos.

Main residence: Elmore, Glos.

Author

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

GUISE, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1654-95)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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