▁players ▁Category : National ▁League ▁( English ▁football ) ▁players ▁Category : S ou thern ▁Football ▁League ▁players ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁New port , ▁Wales <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁G ates ▁( c . ▁ 1 5 1 5 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 5 8 9 ), ▁of ▁Se amer , ▁York shire ; ▁Kil burn , ▁M idd les ex ; ▁K ew , ▁Sur rey ▁and ▁Ha ver ing , ▁Es sex , ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁court ier ▁and ▁politician . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁younger ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Geoff rey ▁G ates ▁of ▁High ▁E aster , ▁Es sex ▁and ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁John ▁G ates ▁( exec uted ▁for ▁tre ason ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 ). ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Member ▁( MP ) ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁England ▁for ▁New ▁Sh ore ham ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 5 , ▁Br id port ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 ▁and ▁ ▁Br am ber ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Gent le man ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Chamber ▁under ▁King ▁Edward ▁VI ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 5 5 1 , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁king ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Prote ctor ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 . ▁He ▁acquired ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁offices ▁such ▁as ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁Pet ty ▁Custom s ▁( 1 5 5 1