Ambrose Manaton

Ambrose Manaton (died 1651) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1624 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Manaton was the second son of Peter Manaton of Trecarrell in Cornwall and his wife Ann Edgecumbe, daughter of Pierce Edgecumbe of Mount Edgecumbe.[1]

In 1624 Manaton was elected Member of Parliament MP for Tregoney and held the seat for a year. He was next elected as MP for Launceston in April 1640 for the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament and sat until 1641 when he was disabled for supporting King Charles I.[2] Manaton entertained King Charles at his house in 1644.[3]

Manaton died in 1651[4] and was buried at Southpetherwin, where his monument displayed the arms of Manaton and Reskymer, and Manaton and Edgcombe.[3]

Manaton married as his second wife Jane Mapower daughter of Narcissus Mapower of Holsworthy, Devon. Their sons Ambrose and Henry were both subsequently Members of Parliament.[5]

References

  1. ^ Records of the Anglo-Norman house of Glanville Appendix (Arms of Glanville - 5th Coat)
  2. ^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
  3. ^ a b James Venning An illustrated postal directory with map and historical notices, of twenty parishes in East Cornwall, for the new century. From A.D. 449 to 1901
  4. ^ Manaton 2 Wills of the parishes of Linkinhorne, St Ive and South Hill - Will of Ambrose Manaton
  5. ^ David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 2
Parliament of England
Preceded by
William Hakewell
Thomas Malet		 Member of Parliament for Tregoney
1624-1625
With: Peter Specott		 Succeeded by
Sir Henry Carey
Sebastian Goode
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629		 Member of Parliament for Launceston
1640-1641
With: Bevil Grenville 1640
William Coryton 1640-1641		 Succeeded by
John Harris
Thomas Gewen