Sir John Dryden, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Dryden, 2nd Baronet (c. 1580 – c. 1658) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1654.
Dryden was the son of Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet and his wife Frances Wilkes, daughter of William Wilkes of Hadnel, Warwickshire. In 1632, he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father. He was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1634.[1]
In November 1640, Dryden was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in the Long Parliament. In 1654, he was re-elected MP for Northamptonshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.[2]
Dryden married firstly Priscilla Quarles, daughter of James Quarles of Romford Essex, and sister of the poet Francis Quarles, and secondly Anne Parvis, daughter of Henry Parvis of Ruckholts, Essex. He had no children from his first two wives. He married thirdly Honor Bevill, daughter of Sir Robert Bevill, of Chesterton, and by her had a family. His eldest son Robert succeeded to the baronetcy. Dryden was an uncle of the poet John Dryden.[1]
References
- John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Crew, 1st Baron Crew |
Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire 1640–1653 With: Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet |
Succeeded by Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet Thomas Brooke |
| Preceded by Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet Thomas Brooke |
Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire 1654 With: Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet John Crew, 1st Baron Crew Thomas Brooke Sir John Norwich, 1st Baronet John Claypole |
Succeeded by Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet John Claypole William Boteler Sir James Langham, 2nd Baronet Thomas Crew |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Erasmus Dryden |
Baronet (of Canons-Ashby) 1632–c.1658 |
Succeeded by Robert Dryden |