Sir Simon Mountford

Sir Simon Mountford (died 1495) was an English politician, executed for rebelling again the king.[1]

Mountford was a Member of the Parliament of England 1463 for Warwickshire. He supported Perkin Warbeck, one of the pretenders during the reign of Henry VII.

His grandson, Simon Mountford, was also an MP.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Carpenter, Christine. "Mountford family". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/63908. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/mountford-simon-1487-153738


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