John Lister (died 1640)

John Lister (1587 1640) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.

Lister was the son of John Lister, a lead merchant of Hull who was mayor and MP for the town.[1]

Lister succeeded his father and became mayor of Hull in 1618 and was elected Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull (Hull) in 1621. He was re-elected in subsequent elections until King Charles I decided to rule without parliament in 1629.[2] In 1629 Lister was again mayor of Hull and was knighted in 1632. In 1639 Lister entertained King Charles to a sumptuous dinner at his house in High Street.[1]

In April 1640, Lister was re-elected MP for Hull in the Short Parliament and was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. However he died in December.[2]

Lister funded an hospital, which opened in 1641, for twelve elderly people, with rooms for a lecturer.[3]

The house of the Lister family is now a museum known as the Wilberforce House Museum.[1]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir John Bourchier
Richard Burgis
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
1621-1629
With: Maurice Abbot 1621-1625
Lancelot Roper 1626
James Watkinson 1628-1629
Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
1640
With: Henry Vane, junior
Succeeded by
Henry Vane, junior
Peregrine Pelham
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