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Gabriel Pleydell

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Gabriel Pleydell (fl. 1519 – c.1591) was an English landowner and politician who served as member for the Wootton Bassett and Marlborough constituencies in the Parliament of England. Pleydell was born before 1519 into a large, affluent family. He entered politics in March 1553 as a Member for Wootton Bassett, close to his family estate in Wiltshire. Pleydell's election to the Marlborough constituency two years later may have been made possible by his father's influential connections. He would later return to the Wootton Bassett seat at the request of Sir John Thynne in 1563. Pleydell's life is marked by legal controversy; among several other infringements, he was alleged to be one of the ringleaders of a plot to exile Queen Mary I of England, and is perhaps best known for his contentious claim of parliamentary privilege after he was found guilty of this offence in 1555. Legal accusations for most of his political career and imprisonment in Fleet Prison and the Tower of London helped "confirm for Gabriel Pleydell a niche in parliamentary history", according to a modern historian. He died between 19 December 1590 and 3 February 1591. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): Robert Catesby (?)
Main editors: Curlymanjaro; Miniapolis
Promoted: 17 February 2017
Reasons for nomination: Promoted very recently; it was my first FA nomination after a considerable amount of work and scrutiny. My prose was much improved by Miniapolis so she definitely deserves a mention here.
Support as nominator. Curlymanjaro (talk) 21:28, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]