WHITTON, George (d.1606), of Woodstock, Oxon.

Family and Education

2nd s. of Owen Whitton of Woodstock and bro. of Edward. m. 28 Sept. 1556, Dorothy, da. of Thomas Peniston of Dean, s.p. 3ch. illegit. suc. bro. 1558.

Offices Held

Yeoman of the chamber by 1550; comptroller of works and surveyor of parks within the manor of Woodstock, keeper of hares and woodward in the lordship of Spelsbury, Oxon. 1550 – 1600; mayor of Woodstock 1571 – 73, alderman 1573 – 81, from 1587, j.p. by Feb. 1587.Harl. 1110, f. 24; Lansd. 104, f. 35; Vis. Oxon. (Harl. Soc. v), 153; Oxon. Rec. Soc. xvii. 75; C142/303/131; Bodl. Oxon. wills, ser. 1, vol. 6, f. 117; CPR, 1549–51, p. 308; Woodstock borough mss, box 81/1, f. 1.

Parlimentarian

WHITTON, George (d.1606), of Woodstock, Oxon.

Main residence: Woodstock, Oxon.

Notes

This biography is based upon E. K. Chambers, Sir H. Lee.

Author

A.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

WHITTON, George (-d.1606)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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