George Gallop

George Gallop (1590–1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1650. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.

Gallop was the son of Thomas Gallop, of Strode, Dorset and his wife, Agnes Watkins, daughter of Humphrey Watkins of Holwel, Somerset.[1]

He became a merchant of Southampton and in July 1619 acquired the property of Southampton Castle.[2] He became an alderman of the city.[3]

In 1625, Gallop was elected Member of Parliament for Southampton. He was re-elected MP for Southampton in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[4] In 1632 he was mayor of Southampton.[5]

In November 1640, Gallop was re-elected MP for Southampton in the Long Parliament.[4] He supported the parliamentary cause and survived Pride's Purge to sit in the Rump Parliament Gallop died in 1650. He left a charitable donation to provide clothing for poor people.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ John Burke A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1. Accessed 5 December 2022.
2. ^ "The borough of Southampton: General historical account", A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 490-524. Accessed 16 June 2011.
3. ^ George Nelson Godwin, The Civil War in Hampshire and the Story of Basing House. Accessed 5 December 2022.
4. ^ a b Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
5. ^ List of Southampton Mayors, southampton.gov.uk. Accessed 5 December 2022.
6. ^ House of Commons Papers. Books.google.com. Accessed 5 December 2022.

Parliament of England

Preceded by

Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet
John Bonde

|  Member of Parliament for Southampton
1625–1629
With:  Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet 1625–1626
John Major 1628–1629  | Succeeded by

Parliament suspended until 1640

Preceded by

Parliament suspended since 1629

|  Member of Parliament for Southampton
1640–1650
With:  Edward Exton | Succeeded by

Not represented in Barebones Parliament