Robert Elwell
Robert Elwell (floruit, fl. 1421) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. Family Elwell was probably the brother of another Wells MP, Hildebrand Elwell. Robert Elwell married twice. His first wife, Mary, died around 1421. His second wife, Alice, was the widow of another Wells MP, John Russell (MP for Wells), John Russell. Career He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells (UK Parliament constituency), Wells in December 1421. References

Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown English MPs December 1421 Politicians from Wells, Somerset {{15thC-England-MP-stub ...
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Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ...
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