Edward Leante (

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1374 – 1380), of

Shaftesbury Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A30 road, west of Salisbury, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about above sea level on a ...

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, was an English Member of Parliament. He was related to John Leante, MP for Shaftesbury in 1383. Their exact connection is unknown. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1386. He was

Mayor of Shaftesbury The following were mayors of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England: *1331-2 and 1351-2: John Haselmere *1355: Robert Fovent *Michaelmas 1374–5, 1379-80: Edward Leante. *Michaelmas 1383-4: Richard Payn *Michaelmas 1390-2 and 1400-1: Thomas Cammell *Michae ...

in 1374–75 and 1379–80.

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14th-century births Year of death missing English MPs 1386 Mayors of Shaftesbury {{14thC-England-MP-stub