George Gallop
George Gallop or Gollop (1590–1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1650. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
Gallop was the son of Thomas Gallop, of Strode, Dorset and his wife Agnes Watkins, daughter of Humphrey Watkins of Holwel, Somerset.[1] He became a merchant of Southampton and in July 1619 acquired the property of Southampton Castle.[2] He became an alderman of the city.[3]
In 1625 Gallop was elected Member of Parliament for Southampton. He was re-elected MP for Southampton in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[4] In 1632 he was mayor of Southampton.[5]
In November 1640, Gallop was re-elected MP for Southampton in the Long Parliament.[4] He supported the parliamentary cause and survived Pride's Purge to sit in the Rump Parliament
Gallop died in 1650 and leaving a charitable donation to provide gowns for poor people.[6]
References[]
- ^ John Burke A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1
- ^ 'The borough of Southampton: General historical account', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 490-524. Date accessed: 16 June 2011
- ^ George Nelson Godwin, The Civil War in Hampshire and the Story of Basing House
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ List of Southampton Mayors
- ^ House of Commons Papers
- 1590 births
- 1650 deaths
- Roundheads
- People from Southampton
- English merchants
- People from West Dorset District
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