George Gallop (1590–1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1650. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
Gallop was the son of Thomas Gallop, of Strode, Dorset and his wife, Agnes Watkins, daughter of Humphrey Watkins of Holwel, Somerset.John Burke A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1. Accessed 5 December 2022.
He became a merchant of Southampton and in July 1619 acquired the property of Southampton Castle."The borough of Southampton: General historical account", A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 490-524. Accessed 16 June 2011. He became an alderman of the city.George Nelson Godwin, The Civil War in Hampshire and the Story of Basing House. Accessed 5 December 2022.
In 1625, Gallop was elected Member of Parliament for Southampton. He was re-elected MP 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 the mayor of Southampton.List of Southampton Mayors , southampton.gov.uk. Accessed 5 December 2022.
In November 1640, Gallop was re-elected MP 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. He left a charitable donation to provide clothing for poor people.House of Commons Papers. Books.google.com. Accessed 5 December 2022.
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