Sir John Gage, Knight of the Garter, Tudor courtier, grantee and lord of Alciston Manor, Knight, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, Comptroller of the Household, Constable of the Tower of London
Dates: 1479-1556
Biography
Sir John Gage was a prominent Tudor courtier and administrator who held offices including Comptroller of the Household and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was a leading member of the Gage family of Firle and received Alciston Manor from the Crown after the Dissolution of Battle Abbey.
Notes / Sources
The Firle Place source gives his dates as 1479-1556; other biographical sources may vary slightly in the birth year.
Research sources:
- The Keep, Alciston parish and settlement history; Firle Place, The Collection, identifying Alciston as a reward granted to Sir John Gage KG by Henry VIII at the Dissolution. — https://www.thekeep.info/places/eastsussex/parishesandsettlements/alciston/
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