▁position ▁of ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁Fle et ▁Pr ison , ▁employ ing ▁a ▁deput y ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁actual ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁office . ▁He ▁bought ▁Le ck ham pton ▁Court , ▁near ▁Ch el ten ham , ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁from ▁his ▁cousin ▁Francis ▁Nor wood ▁and ▁moved ▁in , ▁becoming ▁there after ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁somewhat ▁divis ive ▁local ▁politics . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁an ▁al der man ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁for ▁life ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁and ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁disput ed ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Gl ouc ester ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁declared ▁d uly ▁elected ▁for ▁another ▁three ▁years . ▁Not ▁a ▁very ▁active ▁member , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁a ▁Deput y - L ie utenant ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁serving ▁as ▁such , ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁break , ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁un mar ried ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁church yard , ▁Le ck ham pton , ▁having ▁de vised ▁his ▁Le ck ham pton ▁estate ▁to ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁cousin ▁from ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁it . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 6