Christopher Topham, member of Parliament for York (died 1670),[1] was the son of York merchant and Sheriff for the city of York Christopher Topham and his wife Ann, a daughter of Percival Levett, merchant of York and also formerly a Sheriff for the city of York.[2] Topham was married to Susan Micklethwait, daughter of Elias Micklethwait, York merchant and member of Parliament as well as twice the mayor of York.[3][4]

Topham was elected an alderman for the city of York after the execution of King Charles I. Topham served as Sheriff for York in 1647, and in 1660 was Lord Mayor of York.[5][6] He was elected to Parliament in 1659,[7] and was able to remain in office after the purge of 1662.

References

  1. ↑ Christopher Hildyard (1719). The Antiquities of York City, and the Civil Government Thereof. G. White. p. 115. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Walks through the city of York, by R. Davies, ed. by his widow, Robert Davies, 1880.
  3. ↑ A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peers, Bernard Burke, 1866.
  4. ↑ Ann Levett, mother of Christopher Topham, York Minster Burials, 1634-1670, GENUKI
  5. ↑ William Hargrove (1818). History and Description of the Ancient City of York. W. Alexander. p. 325. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Henry Brougham Guppy (1890). Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. Harrison and Sons. p. 419. Retrieved 30 August 2018. christopher topham.
  7. ↑ 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. 285–295.


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