John Sulyard

John Sulyard (by 1518 – 1575), of Wetherden and Haughley, Suffolk, was an English politician, magistrate, landowner, High Sheriff, knight and standard-bearer, particularly active during the reign of Queen Mary.[1]

Sulyard was the eldest son of John Sulyard of Wetherden and Margaret Baker, daughter of Robert Baker of Wetherden and was educated at Clifford’s Inn. He married three times, first to Elizabeth Bedingfield, daughter of Sir Edmund Bedingfield of Oxborough, Norfolk, by whom he had one daughter. By 1541, he had married his second wife, Elizabeth Jerningham, daughter of Sir John Jerningham of Somerleyton, Suffolk; they had two sons and two daughters. His third wife was Alice Carvell, daughter of Humphrey Carvell of Wiggenhall St. Mary, Norfolk.[2]

Life

Sulyard was a Roman Catholic lawyer. He was with the Earl of Bath, Sir Henry Bedingfield, Henry Jerningham and others to support Queen Mary on 12 July 1553, during the succession crisis surrounding Lady Jane Grey, in preparation for Mary's journey to London: their swift loyalty to her was decisive.[3] He was a Justice of the Peace in Suffolk in 1554–1561 and was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for 1555–56. He was a standard bearer and gentleman pensioner from late 1553 to late 1558 and commissioner of the sewers for Norfolk and Suffolk in 1566. He was knighted in March 1557/January 1558.

Sulyard was elected a Member of Parliament for Ipswich in October 1553 and 1555, for Bodmin in April 1554, for Preston in November 1554 and for Chippenham in 1558.

References

J.J. Goring, 'Sulyard, John (by 1518-75), of Wetherden, Suff.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982), History of Parliament Online.
W.A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk: Notes on their History and Devolution, 7 volumes (Taylor, Garnett, Evans, & Co., Ltd, Manchester 1910), VI, at p. 202-04 (Hathi Trust).
J.G. Nichols (ed.), The Chronicle of Queen Jane, and of Two Years of Queen Mary, Camden Society XLVIII (1850), pp. 3-7, and p. 175 (Internet Archive); citing Lansdowne MS 1236, fol 29.

Parliament of England
Preceded by John Smith alias Dyer Richard Bryde alias Byrde	Member of Parliament for Ipswich Oct. 1553 With: John Gosnold	Succeeded by Clement Heigham Thomas Poley
Preceded by Ralph Goodwin John Smith alias Dyer	Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1555 With: Richard Smart	Succeeded by William Wheatcroft Philip Williams
Preceded by Henry Chiverton Thomas Mildmay	Member of Parliament for Bodmin Apr. 1554 With: Henry Chiverton	Succeeded by John Courtenay Ralph Mitchell
Preceded by Thomas Ruthall Willielmus Berners	Member of Parliament for Preston Nov. 1554 With: Richard Shyrburne	Succeeded by John Arundell John Herle
Preceded by Nicholas Snell John Pollard	Member of Parliament for Chippenham 1558 With: William Neville	Succeeded by Edward Baynard Nicholas Snell

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[1] J.J. Goring, 'Sulyard, John (by 1518-75), of Wetherden, Suff.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer, 1982), History of Parliament Online.

[2] W.A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk: Notes on their History and Devolution, 7 volumes (Taylor, Garnett, Evans, & Co., Ltd, Manchester 1910), VI, at p. 202-04 (Hathi Trust).

[3] J.G. Nichols (ed.), The Chronicle of Queen Jane, and of Two Years of Queen Mary, Camden Society XLVIII (1850), pp. 3-7, and p. 175 (Internet Archive); citing Lansdowne MS 1236, fol 29.