Sir John Chudleigh was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.
Background
Chudleigh was the eldest son of Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet (d1656) of Ashton, Devon, (whom he predeceased), and his wife Mary Strode, eldest daughter of Sir William Strode (died 1637), Member of Parliament, of Newnham, Plympton Street Mary, Devon.
Career
He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 1 June 1621 aged 15 and was awarded Bachelor in 1624 and Master of Arts in 1626. He was knighted at Plymouth as a captain on 28 September 1625. He was incorporated at Cambridge University in 1629.
Membership
In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles I embarked upon his Personal Rule rule without parliament for eleven years.