LANGHAM, John (1584-1671), of Crosby House, Bishopsgate, London and Cottesbrooke, Northants.

Family and Education

bap. 20 Apr. 1584, 1st s. of Edward Langham of Guilsborough, Northants. and Anne, da. of John West of Cotton End.Northants. RO, All Saints’,Northampton par.reg.; L(C) 924. educ. appr. c.1608. m. (with £3,000) 4 Oct. 1620, Mary (d. 26 Jan. 1652), da. of James Bunce†, leatherseller, of London, 7s. (4 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.), 3 other ch. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1607;Northants. RO, L(C) 922, p. 238; L(C) 924; GLRO, St Dunstan’s Stepney par. regs.; Soc. Gen, Boyd’s Inhabitants 5019; Vis. Northants. 1681 (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 114-6. Kntd. 16 May 1660;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 225. cr. bt. 7 June 1660.CB. d. 13 May 1671.Northants. RO, L(C) 921, p. 176.

Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Grocers’ Co. 1615; liveryman, 9 May 1618; asst. 26 July 1632.GL, MS 11592A, unfol. Sheriff, London 1642–3; alderman, 11 Jan. 1642 – 27 Apr. 1649, 4–18 Sept. 1660.Woodhead, Rulers of London, 105; Beaven, Aldermen of London i. 38, 41.

Mercantile: asst. Levant Co. 1621 – 32, 4 Feb. 1634 – 5 Feb. 1638; treas. 1632 – 34; gov. 1654. 4 July 1626SP105/149, ff. 59, 88v, 107v, 127v, 145; Beaven, Aldermen of London ii. 66. Member, E.I. Co. cttee., 2 July 1628, 2 July 1630, 4 July 1632, 3 July 1635 – July 1637, 5 July 1639–1 July 1642.CSP Col., E.I. 1625–9, pp. 218, 524; 1630–4, pp. 32, 268; Ct. Mins. E.I. Co. 1635–9, pp. 73, 185, 306; 1640–3, pp. 61, 262.

Local: member, Hon. Artillery Coy. 17 Apr. 1621.Ancient Vellum Bk. Commr. assurances, London 27 Sept. 1631.C181/4, f. 102. Treas. weekly meal, 26 Mar. 1644. Commr. London militia, 15 Aug. 1645, 4 May, 23 July 1647;A. and O. sewers, 15 Dec. 1645;C181/5, f. 266v. assessment, London 23 June 1647;A. and O. Northants. 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). militia, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, London 3 July 1660–14 May 1661;C181/7, pp. 1, 68. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol 3 July-13 Nov. 1660;C181/7, pp. 1, 32. poll tax, London, Northants. 1660.SR.

Central: commr. and treas. excise, 22 July-9 Oct. 1643. Gov. customs and excise office, 8 Sept. 1643.A. and O. Trustee for bishops’ lands, 9 Oct. 1646.A. and O.; LJ ix. 59b. Treas. poll tax, 1660.SR.

: of Crosby House, Bishopsgate, London and Northants., Cottesbrooke.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, unknown, c.1660;NT, Dunham Massey. fun. monument, T. Cartwright, Cottesbrooke church, Northants.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

LANGHAM, John (1584-1671), of Crosby House, Bishopsgate, London and Cottesbrooke, Northants.

Will

1 Nov. 1670, pr. 21 June 1671.PROB11/336/292.

Estates

acquired mortgage of Crosby House and other houses and warehouses, Bishopsgate, London 1640;CCC 3272. purchased manor of Cottesbooke, Northants, by instalments, the final one paid 16 Nov. 1642;CSP Dom. 1625-49, p. 753; Bridges, Hist. of Northants. (1790) i. 554. also Quinton manor aft. Nov. 1649; Walgrave manor in 1657 for £760; and Sibertoft manor in 1661 for £3,897.Bridges, Northants. i. 384; ii. 75, 128; CSP Dom. 1664-5, pp. 127, 245.

Oxford 1644

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