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Sir John Eliot

Type Figure Region England Time 1592–1632 Also known as Sir John Eliot、John Eliot

John Eliot (1592–1632) was a prominent English MP and advocate of parliamentary rights in the Stuart era, who became an opposition leader in the 1620…

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  1. 1610–1620St Germans · CornwallFrom a prominent Cornish family, he was elected MP for St Germans in 1614, entering James's parliament; between 1614 and 1620 he took part in debates on taxation and religion, gradually forming a position of limiting royal power.
  2. 1621–1629Westminster · LondonElected MP continuously from 1621 to 1629, he opposed forced loans and Buckingham's foreign and military policies, pushed forward impeachment motions in 1626, and was arrested in March 1629 for protesting the king's prorogation, becoming a landmark event in the conflict between Parliament and the Crown.
  3. 1629–1632Tower of London · LondonImprisoned in the Tower of London from 1629, he refused to pay bail to protest his unlawful imprisonment and died of illness in prison in 1632; his case was long cited as a precursor to the dispute over parliamentary liberty and the boundaries of royal power.

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