Brampton Gurdon | |
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| Member of theEnglish Parliament forSudbury | |
| In office Long Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1606 (1606) |
| Died | 3 November 1669(1669-11-03) (aged 62–63) |
| Spouse | Mary Polstead |
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| Occupation | barrister |
| Military service | |
| Rank | colonel |
| Battles/wars | English Civil War |
Brampton Gurdon (1606 – 3 November 1669), of Letton inNorfolk, was an English Member of Parliament (MP), lawyer and a colonel of cavalry during theEnglish Civil War.
Gurdon was the son ofBrampton Gurdon (diedc. 1650), an MP andHigh Sheriff of Suffolk, by his second marriage. His father left him the Letton estate while passing the family's other estate (atAssington in Suffolk) to Brampton's older half-brother,John. Brampton qualified as a barrister, and in 1645 was elected a member of theLong Parliament, filling a vacancy atSudbury, though he does not seem to have been an active member. During the Civil War he wasColonel of a regiment ofSuffolk Trained Band Horse and served as a member of the court martial which condemned SirCharles Lucas and SirGeorge Lisle to death after theSiege of Colchester. In 1651 and 1659 he commanded aTroop ofNorfolk Trained Band Horse.[1][2]
He married Mary Polstead, and died 3 November 1669.[3] He was succeeded by his son, also called Brampton Gurdon (died 1691).
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