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Family and Education
b. c. 1586, 2nd s. of John Glanville† of Kilworthy, Devon and Alice, da. of John Skerret of Tavistock; bro of Francis†.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 411-2. educ. L. Inn 7 Feb. 1603; Oxf. Univ. DCL 31 Jan. 1644.L. Inn Admiss. i. 136; Al. Ox. m. by 1615, Winifred, da. of William Bourchier of Barnsley, Glos. 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 411-2. Kntd. 7 Aug. 1641.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 210. d. 2 Oct. 1661.Prince, Worthies (1701), 429.
Offices Held

Legal: called, L. Inn 6 Feb. 1610; steward, 1617; bencher, 5 June 1627; Lent reader, 1630. 13 June 1637 – d.L. Inn Admiss. i. 136; LI Black Bks. ii. 189, 270, 289. Prothonotary, chancery, 1633–20 Feb. 1636. 13 June 1637 – d.BRL, 603183/422. Sjt.-at-law,; king’s sjt. 6 July 1640–9, 6 June 1660 – d.; treas. Serjeants’ Inn 1650–3.C231/7, p. 2; Baker, Serjeants at Law, 186, 385, 514; Prince, Worthies (1701), 427.

Civic: standing counsel, Plymouth by 1617; recorder, 1620–40. Recorder, Bristol 5 Aug. 1630–6 Jan. 1646.W. Devon RO, W132, f.181v; HMC 9th Rep. i. 266; Beaven, Bristol Lists, 232; Bristol RO, 04264/3, f. 25; 04264/4, p. 131; Oxford DNB.

Central: sec. at war, Cadiz expedition, 1625. 13 Apr. – 5 May 1640HMC Cowper, i. 201. Speaker, House of Commons,.

Local: j.p. Wilts. 1 July 1637–45, by Oct. 1660–d.;C231/5, p. 250; Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 94. Hants 30 Oct. 1643 – 10 Dec. 1644; Som., Dorset, Devon 31 Oct. 1643–44.Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 94–5, 243. Commr. oyer and terminer (roy.), Bristol 18 Oct. 1643;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 88 London 3 July 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 1, 99. Western circ. 10 July 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 9, 102. Mdx. 13 Nov. 1660;C181/7, p. 68. gaol delivery (roy.), Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. 18 Oct. 1643;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 90, 91. Newgate gaol, 3 July 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 1, 99. accts. (roy.) Wilts. 1 June 1644;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 218. poll tax, 1660.A. and O.

: Wilts., of Broad Hinton and London., Chancery Lane.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oils, unknown, 1640;L. Inn, London. oil on canvas, unknown;Parliamentary Art Colln. oil on canvas, unknown.NPG.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

GLANVILLE, John (c.1586-1661), of Broad Hinton, Wilts. and Chancery Lane, London.

Will
27 July 1661, pr. 22 Nov. 1661.PROB11/306/314.
Estates
at d. held Broad Hinton manor (said to have been bought by him in 1640) and rectory, Wilts.; manor of Oldvancy, Wilts; lands in Devon and Cornw.PROB11/306, 314; Aubrey, Wilts. Top. Collections ed. Jackson, 334. Lamerton rectory, Cornw.
Oxford 1644
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