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Robert Darknall

d. 1550

English politician

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About Robert Darknall

Robert Darknall was a politician.

Robert Darknall or Dartnoll (by 1501 – 1553/1556), of Canterbury, Kent and London, was an English politician.

Family Darknall was the son of Robert Darknall of Penshurst and his wife Joan (Fagger). He was educated at the Middle Temple. In 1522, he was married to a widow named Alice Symon, the daughter and coheiress of the Canterbury MP, Henry Goseborne. They had at least two sons and one daughter.

Career Darknall was a Member of Parliament for Canterbury in 1529, 1536, 1542, 1547, and March 1553, and for Rochester in October 1553.

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Important facts

Died
1550
Occupation
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1529-36 Parliament, Member of the 1536 Parliament, Member of the 1542-44 Parliament

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Darknall

· Wikidata: Q7343395

· DBpedia: Robert Darknall

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