Peter Sainthill (died 1571)

Peter Sainthill (by 1524 – 1571) was an English politician.

For other people named Peter Sainthill, see Peter Sainthill (disambiguation).

Arms of Sainthill: Or, on a fess engrailed azure between three leopard's faces gules three bezants each charged with a fleur-de-lys of the second on a pile in chief of the second three demi-fleurs-de-lys attached to the top and sides of the first. These arms were granted in 1546 by Sir Christopher Barker, Garter King of Arms, to Peter Sainthill (c. 1524 – 1571) of Bradninch.[1]

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grampound in 1547 and for Saltash in April 1554.[2]

References
  1. Sainthill, Richard, An Olla Podrida: or, Scraps, Numismatic, Antiquarian, and Literary, London, 1844, p. 297, Biographical Memoir of Captain Richard Sainthill, RN, of Topsham, p. 297 ; Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 663; Pole, Sir William (d. 1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p. 501
  2. "SAINTHILL, Peter (by 1524-71), of Bradninch, Devon. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.


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