Background
Grantham was the son of Vincent Grantham of Goltho and Street Katherines, Lincolnshire.
Grantham was the son of Vincent Grantham of Goltho and Street Katherines, Lincolnshire.
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He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 9 May 1589, aged 16, and was a student of Lincoln"s Inn in 1592. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1600 and was knighted at Belvoir Castle on 23 April 1603. He was elected Member of Parliament for Lincoln again in 1625, 1626 and 1628 when he sat until 1629, after which time King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Grantham lived at Goltho, Lincolnshire where he died in 1630.
One son Thomas Grantham became Member of Parliament for Grantham.
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In 1604 and 1614, Grantham was elected Member of Parliament for Lincoln and for Lincolnshire in 1621 and 1624.