Christopher Clapham

Christopher Clapham (c. 1608 – 1686) of Beamsley near Skipton in Yorkshire, England, was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.

He avoided commitment in the Civil war, although three of his brothers fought for the King.

He was knighted on 8 June 1660 and became a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire in July 1660.

Mary died on 1 August 1637 and he married secondly on 14 May 1639, Margaret Oldfield (d.1674), widow of Robert Moyle, and daughter of Anthony Oldfield, attorney, of Spalding, Lincolnshire by whom he had a further four sons and four daughters.

[1] Clapham died at the age of 77 and was buried at St Mary's Church, Stamford on 16 August 1686.

Arms of Clapham: Argent, on a bend azure six fleurs-de-lys or, two, two and two
Drawing by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677) of monument to John of Gaunt in Old St Paul's Cathedral , dedicated to Christopher Clapham and displaying his arms with five quarters. In the second quarter are the arms of Beaufort , suggesting his descent from John of Gaunt