John Button (Parliamentarian)

John Button (died 1665) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1648. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.

Button was of Buckland, Hampshire. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lymington. He was elected MP for Lymington again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.^[1] Button fought in the parliamentary army and held local offices. He was secluded in 1648 under Pride's Purge.^[2]

Button married as his first wife Eleanor South, daughter of Thomas South of South Baddesley. Their son John was later MP for Lymington.

References

^ 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 pp229-239
^ History of Parliament Online - John Button

Parliament of England
Preceded by Nicholas Ferrer John Moor	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1625 With: John Mills	Succeeded by Herbert Doddington John Moor
Preceded by John Doddington John Kempe	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1640-1649 With: Henry Campion	Succeeded by Not represented in Rump Parliament

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Date of death	1665
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