Samuel Gott

Who was Samuel Gott?

Samuel Gott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1645 and 1648 and between 1660 and 1661.

Gott was the eldest son of Samuel Gott, Ironmonger of London and his wife Elizabeth Russell. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1626 to 1629. He was a student at St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1630 and was awarded BA in 1633. He entered Gray's Inn in 1633 and was called to the bar in 1640. He moved to Sussex on his marriage.

In April 1645, Gott was elected Member of Parliament for Winchelsea in the Long Parliament until he was excluded in Pride's Purge in 1648. He was an ancient on his Inn in 1658. He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex for 1658–59 and in April 1660 he was elected MP for Winchelsea in the Convention Parliament. In June 1661 Gott is said to have reported treasonable words to the Privy Council in an attempt to find favour with the Crown.

In 1663 Gott suffered a severe assault. John Machell of Hills, Horsham had courted Gott's sister, but Gott would not consent to the match. Machell called him to an ale-house, where he and his relative Isaac Tully were waiting for him.