Robert Darknall

Robert Darknall or Dartnoll (by 1501 – 1553/1556), of Canterbury, Kent and London, was an English politician.

Family

Darknall was the son of Robert Darknall of Penshurst and his wife Joan (Fagger).[1] He was educated at the Middle Temple. In 1522, he was married to a widow named Alice Symon, the daughter and coheiress of the Canterbury MP, Henry Goseborne. They had at least two sons and one daughter.

Career

Darknall was a Member of Parliament for Canterbury in 1529, 1536, 1542, 1547, and March 1553, and for Rochester in October 1553.[2]

References
  1. Court of Common Pleas, CP40/ 1076 Hilary 1533, case 4798f
  2. "DARKNALL (DARTNOLL), Robert (by 1501-53/56), of Canterbury, Kent and London. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.


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