Background
Courthorpe was the son of George Courthorpe, of Ticehurst, Sussex.
Courthorpe was the son of George Courthorpe, of Ticehurst, Sussex.
University College.
He matriculated at University College, Oxford on 22 June 1632 aged 16, and was awarded Bachelor on 8 May 1635. In 1659 he was elected Member of Parliament for East Grinstead in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for East Grinstead in the Convention Parliament in 1660.
In 1661, he was knighted at Windsor on 24 April and re-elected Member of Parliament for East Grinstead in the Cavalier Parliament He sat until 1679.
Courthorpe died at the age of 69 and was buried at Ticehurst.
Cavalier Parliament]
In 1656, Courthorpe was elected Member of Parliament for Sussex in the Second Protectorate Parliament.