Sir John Coke

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Sir John Coke was a prominent early 17th-century English statesman who served as Secretary of State under King Charles I and played a key role in the administration leading up to the English Civil War.

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instanceOf English statesman
politician
privy councillor
appointedBy King Charles I of England
King James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
associatedWith early Stuart monarchy
policies preceding the English Civil War
birthDate 1563
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 1644
education Trinity College, Cambridge
era early 17th century
familyName Coke
fieldOfWork government administration
statecraft
givenName John
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor involvement in early Stuart foreign and domestic policy
service as Secretary of State under Charles I
memberOf Parliament of England
Privy Council of England
linked to: Privy Council
monarchServed King Charles I of England
King James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
nativeLanguage English
nobleTitle knight
notableEvent political developments leading to the English Civil War
notableFor long tenure in royal service
notableRole key figure in early Stuart administration
notableWork administration of royal government under Charles I
occupation administrator
civil servant
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Cambridge University
St Germans
Warwick
participatedIn Stuart court politics
placeOfBurial St Mary’s Church, Melbourne, Derbyshire
politicalAlignment supporter of royal prerogative
positionHeld Secretary of State of England
relative Sir Edward Coke
religion Church of England
residence Hall Court, Herefordshire
Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire
sexOrGender male

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