Sir John Eliot

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Sir John Eliot was a prominent early 17th-century English parliamentarian and critic of King Charles I whose opposition to royal authority made him a key figure in the constitutional conflicts leading up to the English Civil War.

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instanceOf 17th-century English person
English politician
Member of Parliament of England
advocatedFor limitation of royal authority
parliamentary control over taxation
associatedWith House of Commons of England
birthDate 1592-04-11
birthPlace St Germans, Cornwall
surface form: Cuddenbeak, St Germans, Cornwall, England
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 1632-11-27
deathPlace Tower of London
surface form: Tower of London, London, England
detainedBy Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I of England
educatedAt Exeter College, Oxford
Inner Temple
era Stuart period
father Richard Eliot
givenName John
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor advocacy of parliamentary privilege
leading critic of royal prerogative
opposition to King Charles I
language English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
monarchDuringService Charles I of England
James VI and I
surface form: James I of England
mother Bridget Carswell
movement early Stuart parliamentary opposition
notableForEvent leading the 1629 parliamentary protest against arbitrary taxation
notableWork Negotium Posterorum
The Monarchie of Man
numberOfChildren 8
occupation parliamentarian
politician
parliamentaryBody Parliament of England
parliamentaryTerm Parliament of 1624 (Happy Parliament)
Parliament of 1625
Parliament of 1626
Parliament of 1629
surface form: Parliament of 1628–1629
participatedIn Petition of Right 1628
surface form: Petition of Right debates

constitutional conflicts preceding the English Civil War
placeOfDetention Tower of London
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Newport, Cornwall
Member of Parliament for St Germans
Vice-Admiral of Devon
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall
spouse Radigund Gedie

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Parliament of 1629 notableMember Sir John Eliot
Parliament of 1628 significantFigure Sir John Eliot