Background
He was the seventh son of Sir George Throckmorton (d1552) of Coughton Court in Warwickshire and trained in the law becoming an Inner Temple barrister. His mother, Honorary
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She had links with the influential Grey family of Leicestershire. Sir John was Member of Parliament for Leicester (1545), Camelford (1547), Warwick (March 1553), Old Salisbury (October 1553) and then four times for Coventry (1554, 1555, 1558 and 1559). He was, in 1547, the first High Steward of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield appointed after the 1528 Royal Charter.
And with the help of his patron, the Duke of Northumberland, he became attorney to the Council in the Marches of Wales in 1550.
He later held various legal positions including Recorder of Coventry, Worcester, Ludlow and Shrewsbury. During the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–1558) he was one of the two Masters of Requests.
He was knighted in 1565 but later fell out of favour. His career ended in disgrace after he was found guilty of giving a judgement in favour of a relative.
A relative John Throckmorton of Tortworth, Gloucestershire, Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett was executed for involvement in the Dudley conspiracy of 1555.
He was the father of Francis Throckmorton, executed for treason for his part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1584 (his own death in 1582 spared him the disgrace).
