Sir Edward Salter was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1610 and from 1621 to 1622. Salter was probably the son of Thomas Salter of Oswestry, Shropshire and was probably admitted to

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in 1580. In 1610, he was elected

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for Evesham. He was elected MP for

Lostwithiel Lostwithiel (; kw, Lostwydhyel) is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increas ...

in 1621. He was knighted at Ampthill on 21 July 1621. W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester''
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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Place of birth missing Members of Gray's Inn People from Evesham People from Lostwithiel English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1621–1622 {{17thC-England-MP-stub