John Wallis (MP for King's Lynn)
John Wallis was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624.
Wallis was a merchant of King's Lynn and is recorded in 1601 as purchasing a boat for £80.[1] He became mayor of King's Lynn in 1622 after Thomas Snelling the holder of the office died.[2] In 1624 he was re-elected MP for King's Lynn.[3] He was mayor of King's Lynn again in 1631.[4]
References
- ↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. p. 176–239.
- ↑ Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Mayors during the reign of King James I
- ↑ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239
- ↑ Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Mayors during the reign of King Charles I
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| Preceded by Matthew Clerke Thomas Oxborough |
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn 1621-1624 With: Matthew Clerke William Doughty |
Succeeded by Thomas Gurling John Cooke |
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