John Freningham
John Freningham (1345–1410) was an English politician and a member of Parliament for Kent.
Life[]
Freningham was born in East Farleigh, the eldest son and heir of , MP, and his wife Katherine. Circa 1365, he married Alice Uvedale, the daughter of , MP. They had no children.
Career[]
Freningham was appointed High Sheriff of Kent for 1378-79 and 1393–94 and elected Member of Parliament for Kent in October 1377, 1381 and 1399.
He was a member of Henry IV’s council from 1 November 1399 to 10 March 1401.
Death[]
His nephew, John Pympe, son of his sister and Reynold Pympe, was his main heir.[1]
References[]
- ^ Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys (19 October 2012). "FRENINGHAM, John (1345-1410), of Farningham, Loose and West Barming, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- "FRENINGHAM, John (1345-1410), of Farningham, Loose and West Barming, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Categories:
- 1345 births
- 1410 deaths
- People from East Farleigh
- English MPs October 1377
- 15th-century English people
- High Sheriffs of Kent
- English MPs 1381
- English MPs 1399