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About John Gates
Sir John Gates was an English courtier, soldier and politician, holding influential household positions in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. As one of the Chief Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber under Edward VI, he became a follower of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and was a principal participant in the attempt to establish Lady Jane Grey on the English throne. Because of this, he was executed for high treason under Mary I.
Everything about John Gates →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1542-44 Parliament, Member of the 1545-47 Parliament, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament
- Born
- 1504
- Died
- August 22, 1553