John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton

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John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton (died 1315) was an English peer.

Clinton was a knight who had served in the Scottish and French wars. He was summoned to Parliament as Lord Clinton in February 1299. Clinton was Knight of the Shire for Warwickshire between 1300 and 1301 and Constable of Wallingford Castle in 1308. He died in 1315 and was succeeded by his grandson John.

His descendants include the Earls of Lincoln and Dukes of Newcastle, including the first Duke, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages