John Awdeley

John Awdeley
John Awdeley
Died	c. 1594
Nationality	English
Member of the English Parliament; for Lancaster and Stockbridge
	In office; 18 February 1593 – 10 April 1593 Serving with John Preston (Lancaster) and Henry St John (Stockbridge)
Monarch	Elizabeth I
Preceded by	John Atherton (Lancaster); Chidiock Wardour (Stockbridge);
Succeeded by	Edward Hubberd (Lancaster); Miles Sandys (Stockbridge);

John Audley II (also variously Awdeley and Awdley;[1] died c. 1594) was an English member of parliament and Londoner originally from Lincolnshire.

Personal life

According to The History of Parliament, John Audley II was likely the son of Thomas Audley (died c. 1561; of Haugh, Lincolnshire) and Elizabeth Warren (of Nottinghamshire), and an illegitimate descendant of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden. When Audley's father died, he left his son £100 (equivalent to £35,522 in 2021), with which Audley followed older brothers to London and bought a house in Chancery Lane, and leased another at Borehamwood. He married Susan, the sister of John Stockwood and widow of "Thomas Field of London". When he died around 1594, Audley's son John was the sole executor of the undated will on 13 November 1594; Audley left his wife £200 (equivalent to £49,873 in 2021).[2]

Politicking

A Member of the Parliament of England, Audley represented the Lancaster and Stockbridge constituencies at the 8th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I in 1593 (alongside John Preston and Henry St John respectively).[1] P.W. Hasler wrote for The History of Parliament that Audley's election to two separate boroughs in the Duchy of Lancaster was surprising, and possibly an error on the part of Gilbert Gerard.[2]

References

Willis, Browne (1750). "Eighth Parliament, at Weſtminſter, Anno 35 Elizabeth, 1592". Notitia Parliamentaria: Containing an Account of the Firſt Returns and Incorporations of the Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, in England and Wales, That ſend Members to Parliament; Their Returning Officers, Number of Electors, and Coats of Arms. London: Browne Willis. p. 127–136. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
Fuidge, N. M. (1981). "AUDLEY, John II (d.c.1594), of Chancery Lane, London and Wood Green, nr. Cheshunt, Herts.". In Hasler, P.W. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558–1603. The History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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[1750_Notitia_Parliamentaria-1] Willis, Browne (1750). "Eighth Parliament, at Weſtminſter, Anno 35 Elizabeth, 1592". Notitia Parliamentaria: Containing an Account of the Firſt Returns and Incorporations of the Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, in England and Wales, That ſend Members to Parliament; Their Returning Officers, Number of Electors, and Coats of Arms. London: Browne Willis. p. 127–136. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[1981_The_History_of_Parliament-2] Fuidge, N. M. (1981). "AUDLEY, John II (d.c.1594), of Chancery Lane, London and Wood Green, nr. Cheshunt, Herts.". In Hasler, P.W. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558–1603. The History of Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.