John Rashleigh

For his grandson, see John Rashleigh (1619-1693).

John Rashleigh (1554 – 1624) was an English merchant and Member of Parliament. The son of John Rashleigh, a merchant at Fowey in Cornwall, he built himself a mansion at nearby Menabilly. He was Member for Fowey in the parliaments of 1588 and 1597, and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1608. He married Alice Bonython (c. 1556-1606) in 1575: their six children included Jonathan Rashleigh, who was his father's heir and was Fowey's MP for many years.

References

D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
Browne Willis, Notitia Parliamentaria (London, 1750) [1]
Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall (Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1887) [2]

Parliament of England
Preceded by Reginald Mohun John Bonython	Member of Parliament for Fowey with Arthur Atye 1588–1589	Succeeded by William Killigrew Samuel Lennard
Preceded by William Killigrew Samuel Lennard	Member of Parliament for Fowey with Thomas Treffry 1597–1598	Succeeded by Carew Raleigh Sir William Courtney

Persondata
Name	Rashleigh, John
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Short description	English politician
Date of birth	1554
Place of birth
Date of death	1624
Place of death