Coventry, Sir John

Coventry, Sir John

▪ English politician
died 1682

      English politician, remembered for his connection with the Coventry Act of 1671.

      Coventry was the son of Sir John Coventry (d. 1652), a Royalist and member of the Long Parliament, and the grandson of Thomas, Lord Keeper Coventry. The young Coventry was knighted in 1660 and entered Parliament in 1667. His uncles Sir William and Henry Coventry were leading figures at court, but Coventry associated himself with the parliamentary opposition.

      In December 1670, during a debate on a playhouse tax, Coventry hinted that King Charles II's interest in the stage was confined to actresses. He was waylaid (December 21), and his nose was slit by some guards officers led by Sir Thomas Sandys. Parliament delayed business until the passing of the Coventry Act, declaring assaults accompanied by personal mutilation a felony without benefit of clergy. An attempt was even made to bar the royal prerogative of pardon that had been exercised to protect the assailants. The king was shielded from further repercussions by an organized court party majority in the House of Commons.

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