John Flamank
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Flamank of Boscarne:- argent, a cross between four mullets pierced gules [1]
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| M.P. for Bodmin | |
| In office 5 Feb 1515 – 22 Dec 1515 |
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| Monarch | Henry VIII |
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| Born | bef.1486 |
| Died | 1540 |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Nanfan |
| Children | Gilbert Flamank John Flamank Henry Flamank Roger Flamank |
| Parents | Richard Flamank Jane Luccombe |
John Flamank or Flamoke (by 1486-1535/1541), of Boscarne, near Bodmin, Cornwall, was an English politician.
Ancestry
He was the son of Richard Flamank[2] and Jane, daughter of Thomas Luccombe of Bodmin. His elder brother was Thomas Flamank, co-leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.
Career and Life
John served as a man-at-arms at Calais in 1507.[3] before acting as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin in 1515.[4]
He was a Commissioner of Subsidy for Cornwall in 1523 and was appointed Mayor of Bodmin in 1525 and 1534.[3]
In 1526 he served as a Yeoman Usher in the Royal Household and as Usher of the Kings Chamber in 1538.[3]
John died in 1540.[3]
Family and descendants
John married Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Nanfan, Deputy Lieutenant of Calais and Esquire of the King's Body. They had the following issue:
- Gilbert Flamank, MP for Bodmin in 1529
- John Flamank
- Henry Flamank
- Roger Flamank
References
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- ↑ Cf. Visitation of Cornwall, 1620, (Harleian Society; 71)
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- ↑ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/flamank-%28flamoke%29-john-1486-153541
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