Person Clotworthy; John (- 1665); 1st Viscount Massareene; politician Clotworthy John politician - 1665 British Male 0 Dublin, Ireland, Europe 25 September 1665 16650923

St-Martin-in-the-Fields, London (1653)

Career: MP for Antrim (1634); MP for Bossiney; MP for Maldon (1640-1648); commanded a regiment of the Royalist Army (1642-1643); member of the Committee of both Houses for the Relief of Ireland (1645); took part in the prosecution of Archbishop Laud; allotted most of the forfeited estates of the Marquess of Antrim; accused of embezzlement (1647); fled to France and was captured and brought back (1648); imprisoned (1648-1651); sent to England to represent the interests of Irish adventurers (1660); Privy Councillor (Ireland ) (1660); Commissioner for the Court of Claims; Custos Rotulorum for County Londonderry (1663) Honours: Kt 1626 Viscount 1660 Parents: Sir Hugh Clotworthy and Mary Langford Married: Margaret Jones Children: Mary Clotworthy; Lettice Clotworthy; son-in-law and heir Sir John Skeffington Clothworthy held interests in the Drapers' lands within the Londonderry settlement in the Ulster plantations. He lost his lease to these in 1635. As an Irish landowner in parliament, he acted as an intermediary between Ireland and England, in particular during the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford. Under the Adventurers' Act of 1642, he speculatively advanced £1,000 for land acquisitions. The Act was passed in order to raise funds to suppress the Irish Rebellion 1641. Clotworthy gained a considerable estate from this during the 1650s. Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Provided a report of the sailing of Sir William Petty's (FRS 1660) ship (1662) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC Authority: OtherFormsOfName spelling of title from DNB and Hunter References: Hall, A R and Hall, M B. 1968. 'Further Notes on Henry Oldenburg', in Notes and Records, vol. 23, pp. 33-42 Notes: The election date is Clotworthy's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 11 September 1661. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 - 25 Sep 1665 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA5643 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/40796509 ea407f5d-3b6e-4c2f-a363-5dff2f2bc5aa