Background
Gallop was the son of Thomas Gallop, of Strode, Dorset and his wife Agnes Watkins, daughter of Humphrey Watkins of Holwel, Somerset.
Gallop was the son of Thomas Gallop, of Strode, Dorset and his wife Agnes Watkins, daughter of Humphrey Watkins of Holwel, Somerset.
He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. He became a merchant of Southampton and in July 1619 acquired the property of Southampton Castle. He became an alderman of the city.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Southampton in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In 1632 he was mayor of Southampton. In November 1640, Gallop was re-elected Member of Parliament for Southampton in the Long Parliament.
He supported the parliamentary cause and survived Pride"s Purge to sit in the Rump Parliament
Gallop died in 1650 and leaving a charitable donation to provide gowns for poor people.
Useless Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1625 Gallop was elected Member of Parliament for Southampton.