John Flamank
John Flamank or Flamoke (by 1486 – 1535/41), of Boscarne, near Bodmin, Cornwall, was an English politician.
John Flamank | |
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 Flamank of Boscarne:- argent, a cross between four mullets pierced gules
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| M.P. for Bodmin | |
| In office 5 February 1515 – 22 December 1515 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | bef. 1486 |
| Died | 1540 |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Nanfan |
| Children | Gilbert Flamank John Flamank Henry Flamank Roger Flamank |
| Parents | Richard Flamank Jane Luccombe |
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]
Flamank 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
- Bernard Burke (1884), Burkes General Armoury, London: Burkes, p. 660
- Cf. Visitation of Cornwall, 1620, (Harleian Society; 71)
- The Flamank Family, London: British Library, ADD MS 52510
- "FLAMANK (FLAMOKE), John (by 1486-1535/41), of Boscarne, nr. Bodmin, Cornw. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.