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28-677: In the Court of Common Pleas the Custos Brevium served as Chief Clerk, in charge of the officials that supported the Justices of the Common Pleas in their business. In practice the position was a royal favour, and the actual clerking was done by the Custos Brevium's Deputy. The Custos Brevium of the King's Bench is a much more obscure figure because he was not appointed by the King. The office of Custos Brevium of

56-512: A member of the King's council, and in March 1462 he and others were granted custody of the lands of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford , forfeited to the crown as a result of the Earl's attainder . In 1469, it was alleged that Fogge was among those whose 'covetous rule and gydynge' had brought Edward IV and the kingdom to 'great poverty and misery'. In 1461 and 1463 he was elected to Parliament as Knight of

84-576: A son and heir, John Fogge married secondly, by 1458, Alice Haute or Hawte (born c.1444), the daughter of William Haute , Esquire, MP (d.1462 ) of Bishopsbourne , Kent, and Joan Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville. Richard Woodville was also the father of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers , and the grandfather of Elizabeth Woodville , and Fogge's second wife, Alice Haute was thus Elizabeth Woodville's first cousin. After her marriage to Edward IV , Elizabeth Woodville brought her favourite female relatives to court. Fogge's second wife, Alice Haute,

112-476: A will dated 15 July 1490, and had died by 9 November of that year. He built and endowed the church at Ashford, Kent as well as the College at Ashford. He was buried beneath a handsome altar-tomb in the church, where he is also commemorated in a memorial window. The Fogge arms were Argent on a fess between three annulets sable three mullets pierced of the first. The crest was a unicorn's head, argent. At

140-674: Is likely that the unspecified daughter is Joan. Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency) Canterbury is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Rosie Duffield formerly of the Labour Party and since September 2024 an Independent . The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; it elected two MPs until 1885 , electing one thereafter, before being altered by

168-419: Is unknown, though there are several suggestions for her identity. According to Horrox, Fogge had reached the age of majority by 1438, but only came to prominence when he inherited the lands of the senior line on the death of Sir Thomas's grandson and heir, William' by February 1447. Fogge was an esquire to Henry VI by 1450, and in that year was involved in the suppression of the rebellion of Jack Cade . He

196-540: The Guinness Book of World Records as the longest uninterrupted period of one party holding a Parliamentary seat. The election of Labour's Rosie Duffield , who won the seat by just 187 votes in the 2017 election , marked the end of a 185-year period of Canterbury almost always electing Conservative-allied MPs, the longest recorded unbroken record of party representation in British political history. Her victory in this election

224-573: The Prince of Wales , and from 1473 was a member of his council and administrator of his property. He was made Chamberlain jointly with Sir John Scott . He again represented Kent in parliament in 1478 and 1483. In 1483, the future Richard III of England appointed himself Protector of Edward IV's young son and heir, Edward V , accusing the Woodvilles of plotting against him. Sir Thomas More says that Fogge took sanctuary at this time, and that Richard III

252-512: The Representation of the People Act 1918 (the later-termed "Fourth Reform Act ", the first being in 1832 ). The seat takes in the cathedral and university city of Canterbury , rural villages to the south, and the seaside resort of Whitstable to the north. Full time students make up around a quarter of the electorate. The current Canterbury seat is constituted as a county constituency and

280-540: The 18th century, to 1776, the custos was from the Lee family of the Earl of Lichfield , Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield having been given the post in 1700 (?). The second, third and fourth Earls occupied the position, which had been attached to the title, and which typically brought in £1000 annually. The post was later held by Sir William Eden, 6th and 4th Baronet (1803–1873). John Fogge Sir John Fogge (c. 1417-1490)

308-1361: The Borough of Swale wards of Boughton and Courtenay. 1997–2010 : as 1983 less the two Borough of Swale wards. 2010–2024 : The City of Canterbury wards of Barham Downs, Barton, Blean Forest, Chartham and Stone Street, Chestfield and Swalecliffe, Gorrell, Harbledown, Harbour, Little Stour, North Nailbourne, Northgate, St Stephen's, Seasalter, Sturry North, Sturry South, Tankerton, Westgate, and Wincheap. 2024–present : The City of Canterbury wards of Barton; Blean Forest; Chartham & Stone Street; Chestfield; Gorrell; Little Stour & Adisham; Nailbourne; Northgate; St. Stephens; Seasalter; Swalecliffe; Tankerton; Westgate; and Wincheap. MPs 1295–1660 — MPs 1660–1880 — MPs 1885–1918 — MPs 1918–present — Elections — See also — Notes and references Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections General Election 1914/15 : Another General Election

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336-650: The King's Bench was combined with the Clerk of the Treasury and Clerk of the Warrants by the 17th century, and there is enough evidence to suggest this had probably occurred by the middle of the 15th century. In the reign of Edward IV, the post was held by John Fogge . On the English Restoration of 1660, the remuneration was set at £80. The post was given to William Thursby , who held it to his death in 1701. During much of

364-465: The King, and who was already in conflict with Fogge over a portion of the Kyriell inheritance from Fogge's first marriage. In February 1485 Fogge bound himself to good behaviour and was pardoned, and four of his manors were returned to him. Fogge was a supporter of Henry Tudor . After the latter's accession, however, perhaps due to advancing age, Fogge played little part in national affairs. Fogge left

392-639: The Shire for Kent, and in 1467 as MP for Canterbury . He was Sheriff of Kent in 1472 and 1479. According to Horrox, his name is not found in commissions during the Readeption of Henry VI , suggesting the possibility that he went into exile with Edward IV. When Edward IV regained the throne, Fogge was rewarded for his loyalty with grants of land, as well as a grant for twelve years of gold and silver mines in Devon and Cornwall . During this period Fogge built close ties to

420-553: The Siege of Rouen in 1418, a Thomas Fogge who was likely his great great uncle, carried the same arms differenced by having unpierced mullets. Sir John Fogge Avenue, built on the former Joint Services School of Intelligence site in Ashford, is named after him. A character named 'Jon Fogge', who appears to be based on this knight, appears in Marjorie Bowen 's 1929 novel Dickon about

448-856: The Urban Districts of Herne Bay and Whitstable, the Rural Districts of Bridge and Elham, and the Rural District of Blean with the detached parts of the parishes of Dunkirk and Hernhill which were wholly surrounded by the rural district. 1950–1983 : The County Borough of Canterbury, the Urban Districts of Herne Bay and Whitstable, and the Rural District of Bridge Blean. 1983–1997 : The City of Canterbury wards of Barham Downs, Barton, Blean Forest, Chartham, Chestfield, Gorrell, Harbledown, Harbour, Little Stour, Marshside, Northgate, North Nailbourne, St Stephen's, Seasalter, Stone Street, Sturry North, Sturry South, Swalecliffe, Tankerton, Westgate, and Wincheap, and

476-729: The Yorkist victory at the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461, 'Fogge emerged as a leading royal associate in Kent, heading all commissions named in the county'. In 1461, he was granted the office of Keeper of the Writs of the Court of Common Pleas , and took part in the investigation of the possible treason of Sir Thomas Cooke, Lord Mayor of London . He was Treasurer of the Household to Edward IV from 1461 to 1468, as well as

504-507: The constituency was suspended between 1880 and 1885, following a corruption scandal in which bribery was found to have been extensively used in the re-election of the two sitting Conservative MPs, and the result was overturned. Following the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 and the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , representation was resumed at the 1885 general election , when

532-512: The life of Richard III . In the novel he serves as a sort of sinister shadow, portending the violent fate of the king. Fogge married firstly, by the early 1440s, Alice de Criol or Kyriell, daughter of the Yorkist soldier Sir Thomas de Criol of Westenhanger , beheaded after the Second Battle of St Albans by order of Margaret of Anjou . The marriage brought him Westenhanger Castle . They had

560-470: The number of MPs returned was reduced from two to one. From 1835 (where a Conservative was elected on petition) until 2017, the local electorate elected mostly candidates of the Conservative Party (with the exceptions of the elections of Independent Unionist Francis Bennett-Goldney , MP from 1910 to 1918, and of a few Whigs or Liberals when Canterbury had two seats); the seat was recognised in

588-463: Was an English courtier , soldier and supporter of the Woodville family under Edward IV who became an opponent of Richard III . John Fogge, born about 1417, was the son of John Fogge, esquire, the second surviving son of Sir Thomas Fogge (d. 13 July 1407) and Joan de Valence (d. 8 July 1420), widow of William Costede of Costede, Kent, and daughter of Sir Stephen de Valence of Repton. Fogge's mother

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616-737: Was appointed Sheriff of Kent in November 1453. He was made Comptroller of the Household in 1460 under Henry VI , and knighted the following year. Despite his earlier service under Henry VI, when the future Edward IV landed in England in June 1460, Fogge joined the Yorkists , and was granted Tonford in Thanington and Dane Court in Boughton under Blean , manors to which he claimed to be entitled by reversion . After

644-518: Was formed in 1918 from an expansion of the narrow parliamentary borough (or simply borough ) of the same name that existed from 1295 to 1918. This had elected two MPs from 1295 (the Model Parliament ) until 1885, and then one until 1918. Before the seat was reformed the politics of the town were greatly influenced by Canterbury Cathedral and the Archbishop of Canterbury . MP representation in

672-491: Was largely credited to the strategies of electoral strategist Jack Wilson, who at the time was the youngest senior political adviser in British history. Duffield kept the seat at the 2019 election , increasing her majority – one of only a handful of seats to swing to Labour. At the 2024 election, her majority increased substantially following the collapse of the Conservative vote. 1918–1950 : The County Borough of Canterbury,

700-536: Was one of her five ladies-in-waiting during the 1460s. By Alice Haute, Fogge had a son and three daughters: Many sources state that Sir Thomas Greene married Fogge's daughter, Joan (or Jane), by whom he was the father of Maud Green , mother of Catherine Parr . However Fogge's will, as transcribed by Pearman in 1490, states that he has three daughters, Anne, Elizabeth and Margaret, and makes no mention of any other daughter. The official biographers of Catherine Parr, Susan E. James and Linda Porter , state that Joan

728-454: Was prepared to treat him with favour. Despite this apparent reconciliation, Fogge supported Richard Guildford in Kent against Richard III, a rising in support of Edward V, and became part of the unsuccessful Buckingham's rebellion . The rising was blocked at Gravesend by John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk , and the rebel force retreated. Fogge was attainted, and much of his property was granted to Sir Ralph Ashton , who had been loyal to

756-403: Was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections After findings of corruption, the writ for Canterbury was suspended and the election result voided. The constituency

784-620: Was the granddaughter of Fogge. It could be possible that John disowned Joan for unknown reasons, or that she had already died before the will was made, probably after the birth of Joan's younger daughter Maud , who could've been born in 1490. On the Family Chronicle of Richard Fogge of Danes Court in Tilmanstone, it is mentioned in the Fogge family pedigree that Sir John Fogge had four daughters, although only three were mentioned by name so it

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