John Wilcotes (died 1422), of Great Tew, Oxfordshire, was an English politician.

Family

Wilcotes is thought to have been a younger brother of William Wilcotes. John married a woman named Alice, circa 1396. She was probably a widow from Chelmscote of Great Tew. She died in 1410. Wilcote's second wife was Elizabeth Cheyne, daughter of Richard Cheyne of Shurland, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, and Margery Cralle of Cralle, Sussex, a sister of William Cheyne. The Cheynes were a prominent Kentish family. Elizabeth was also a widow, having previously been married to Sir William Septvance of Milton near Canterbury. He had died in 1407. They had two daughters, and he had an illegitimate son, Thomas Wilcotes.[1]

Career

Wilcotes was a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in 1399, 1401, October 1404, 1406, 1407, May 1413, April 1414, November 1414, 1417, 1419 and May 1421. He was an MP for Kent March 1416.[1]

He was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire for 1402, 1408, 1416, 1420 and from May 1422 to his death later that year. He also served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire from November 1420 to May 1422.[1]

He was appointed receiver-general of the Duchy of Cornwall, steward of the duchy's Devon estates and Warden of the Stannaries for Devon from 2 April 1413 to his death. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "WILCOTES, John (D.1422), of Great Tew, Oxon. | History of Parliament Online".
Parliament of England Preceded byWilliam WilcotesJohn Golafre Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1399–1401 With: Thomas Barantyn 1399Thomas Chaucer 1401 Succeeded byThomas ChaucerThomas Wykeham Preceded bySir Peter BesselsWilliam Mackney Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1404–1407 With: John Drayton 1404Thomas Chaucer 1406–1407 Succeeded byThomas ChaucerWilliam Wilcotes Preceded byUnknown Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1413–1414 With: Thomas Chaucer 1413, Nov. 1414Sir William Lisle Apr. 1414 Succeeded byUnknown Preceded byUnknown Member of Parliament for Kent 1416 With: William Cheyne Succeeded byUnknown Preceded byUnknown Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1417–1419 With: Sir William Lisle 1417Thomas Stonor 1419 Succeeded byJohn DanversRichard Greville Preceded byJohn DanversRichard Greville Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1421 With: Thomas Chaucer Succeeded byJohn DanversPeter Fettiplace Political offices Preceded byThomas Chaucer High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1401–1402 Succeeded byRobert James Preceded bySir Robert Corbet High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1407–1408 Succeeded bySir Thomas Harcourt Preceded byJohn Golafre High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1415–1416 Succeeded byRobert James Preceded byRobert Andrews High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1419–1420 Succeeded bySir William Lisle Preceded bySir William Lisle High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1422
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