John Fleet (MP)
John Fleet may refer to: *John Faithfull Fleet (1847–1917), historian, epigraphist and linguist *Sir John Fleet (Lord Mayor) (1648–1712), Member of Parliament and Sheriff for London *John Fleet (MP), Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency) Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 whi ...

John Faithfull Fleet
John Faithfull Fleet C.I.E (1847 – 21 February 1917) was an English civil servant with the Indian Civil Service and became known as a historian, epigraphist and linguist. His research in Indian epigraphy and history, conducted in India over a thirty-year period, is published in books including ''Pali, Sanskrit and Old Canarese Inscriptions'', ''The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of The Bombay Presidency from the earliest historical times to the Musalman Conquest'', and ''The Inscriptions of The Early Gupta Kings and their Successors''. He was a regular contributor to works journals covering Indian history. His published well-regarded works on inscriptions in the Sanskrit, Pali and Kannada languages and on the history of dynasties such as the Guptas, Kadambas, Aulikaras, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas and Seunas.Barnett, L. D"Obituary Notice: John Faithfull Fleet, C.I.E."''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'', April 1917, pp. 415–18, Roya ...
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John Fleet (Lord Mayor)
Sir John Fleet (1648 – 6 July 1712) was an English merchant who served as Lord Mayor of London, Lord Mayor, Sheriff of London, Sheriff and MP for City of London (UK Parliament constituency), London. He was born the son of innkeeper Richard Fleet of Bourton, Buckinghamshire and entered the London cooping trade, progressing later to setting himself up as a sugar merchant. In 1689 he was elected Master of the Worshipful Company of Coopers, Coopers' company, in 1693 Master of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, Grocers' company and in 1688 an alderman of the City of London. He was elected Sheriff of London for the year 1688-89 and in 1692 elected Lord Mayor of London. He was knighted in 1688. In 1693, he entered politics as the Member of Parliament for the City of London (UK Parliament constituency), City of London (until 1700) and was then returned again for the same seat in 1701 and 1702 (until 1705). He died in 1712 and was buried at St Mary's Church, Battersea, London. He had ma ...
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John Fleet (MP)
John Fleet may refer to: *John Faithfull Fleet (1847–1917), historian, epigraphist and linguist *Sir John Fleet (Lord Mayor) (1648–1712), Member of Parliament and Sheriff for London *John Fleet (MP), Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency) Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 whi ...