John Bell (Winchelsea MP)
John Bell II (by 1514 – 1543 or later), of Winchelsea, Sussex, was an English politician. A wood exporter and privateer, he was made Mayor of Winchelsea for 1535–36 and 1541–42. He was then elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency), Winchelsea in 1542. References

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Mayor Of Winchelsea
Winchelsea is an historic town in East Sussex, England. There has been a Mayor of Winchelsea since Edward I granted the town the right to its own Mayor and Corporation around 1292. Records of the Mayors exist since 1295. Since the Mayor has been elected annually on Easter Monday by the Freemen of the Town at an "Hundred". The corporation lost its remaining civil and judicial powers in 1886 but was preserved as a charity by an Act of Parliament in order to maintain the membership of the Cinque Ports, Cinque Port Confederation. The mayor and corporation in Winchelsea now have a largely ceremonial role, together with responsibility for the ongoing care and maintenance of the main listed ancient monuments in the town and the Winchelsea museum. Past Mayors of Winchelsea include: *John Salerne (died 1410), John Salerne 1407-09 MP for Winchelsea, 1402 and 1407 and Romney, 1386, 1388 and 1391. *Robert Sparrow (by 1459–1528), Robert Sparrow 1501, 1511, 1517 and 1524 MP for Winchelsea, 1 ...
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