Sir John Croke, Knight, Recorder of London, Speaker of the House of Commons, judge of King's Bench, Lord of Motcombe
Dates: died 1620
Biography
A lawyer and parliamentarian who became Recorder of London, Speaker of the House of Commons in 1601, and a judge of King's Bench. He inherited Motcombe through marriage to Sir William Webb's daughter and died in 1620.
Notes / Sources
This profile refers to the judge and parliamentary speaker, not his son of the same name who later held Motcombe.
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