John Rashleigh
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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)
- 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. pp. 119, 138.
- Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall (Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1887)
Parliament of England | ||
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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 |
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