Jasper Culpeper

Jasper Culpeper (by 1508 – 1556/1564), of Penshurst, Kent and Arlington, Sussex, was an English politician.

Family

His career was helped by his cousin, the courtier, Thomas Culpeper. It was not hindered when Thomas was executed for adultery with Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard.

Career

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for East Grinstead in 1547 and November 1554.[1]

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