John Flamank or Flamoke (by 1486 – 1535/41), of Boscarne, near Bodmin, Cornwall, was an English politician.

John Flamank
Flamank of Boscarne:- argent, a cross between four mullets pierced gules [1]
M.P. for Bodmin
In office
5 February 1515 – 22 December 1515
MonarchHenry VIII
Personal details
Bornbef. 1486
Died1540
SpouseJane Nanfan
ChildrenGilbert Flamank
John Flamank
Henry Flamank
Roger Flamank
Parent(s)Richard Flamank
Jane Luccombe

Ancestry

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He was the son of Richard Flamank[2] and Jane, daughter of Thomas Luccombe of Bodmin. His elder brother was Thomas Flamank, co-leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.

Career and life

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John served as a man-at-arms at Calais in 1507[3] before acting as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin in 1515.[4]

He was a Commissioner of Subsidy for Cornwall in 1523 and was appointed Mayor of Bodmin in 1525 and 1534.[3]

In 1526 he served as a Yeoman Usher in the Royal Household and as Usher of the Kings Chamber in 1538.[3]

Flamank died in 1540.[3]

Family and descendants

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John married Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Nanfan, Deputy Lieutenant of Calais and Esquire of the King's Body. They had the following issue:

  • Gilbert Flamank, MP for Bodmin in 1529
  • John Flamank
  • Henry Flamank
  • Roger Flamank

References

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  1. ^ Bernard Burke (1884), Burkes General Armoury, London: Burkes, p. 660
  2. ^ Cf. Visitation of Cornwall, 1620, (Harleian Society; 71)
  3. ^ a b c d The Flamank Family, London: British Library, ADD MS 52510
  4. ^ "FLAMANK (FLAMOKE), John (by 1486-1535/41), of Boscarne, nr. Bodmin, Cornw. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.