Sir John Brockett

Sir John Brocket (c. 1540 – 2 October 1598) of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire was an English politician. Biography John Brocket was the son of Sir John Brocket (1513–1558) and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He succeeded his father in 1558 and was appointed High Sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire for 1566–67. He was elected the secondary Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire in 1572. He was knighted in 1577. The 1578 edition of Calvin's Lectures or Daily Sermons upon the Prophet Jonas, translated into English by Nathaniel Baxter contained a long dedication to him.