1 6 4 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁politician ▁who ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons at ▁various ▁times ▁between ▁ 1 6 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Lawrence ▁St ought on , ▁MP ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Rose ▁I ve , ▁the ▁step d augh ter ▁of ▁William ▁Hamm ond , ▁MP . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁George ▁St ought on , ▁MP . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 6 1 0 ▁aged ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Gu ild ford . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁Sur rey ▁from ▁ 1 6 2 4 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Sur rey ▁for ▁ 1 6 3 7 – 3 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 6 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁Gu ild ford ▁as ▁a ▁rec ru iter ▁to ▁the ▁Long ▁Parliament ▁and ▁sat ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁twice . ▁First ly ▁Br idget , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Com pton ▁of ▁Pri ors ▁Dean , ▁Ham shire , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁him ▁and ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁second ly ▁Anne , ▁the