Henry Croke

Sir Henry Croke (1588 – 1 January 1660) was an English landowner, office holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.

Croke was the son of Sir John Croke of Chilton, Buckinghamshire, recorder of the city of London, and his wife Catherine Blount, daughter of Sir Michael Blount.

[1] He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 25 January 1605, aged 16.

He held the manor of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire and through his marriage he came into the property of Chequers, Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire.

In 1628 he was elected MP for Christchurch and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.