Henry Horne (
fl.
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1400 - 1434) was an English politician.
Life
The Hornes were a prominent Kent family, around
Horne's Place, near
Appledore, Kent
Appledore is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh, 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Ashford town. The northerly part of this village is Appledore ...
.
Horne had at least one son, the soldier and MP,
Robert Horne, and a daughter, Joan Horne, who married
William Haute.
Career
Horne was
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for
Kent
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October 1404. He was appointed
sheriff of Kent
The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrum ...
for 1406–1407. However, his name has been recorded as 'Michael'.
Death
There is no definite record of Horne being alive after 1434.
References
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People from Appledore, Kent
High Sheriffs of Kent
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
14th-century births
1430s deaths
English MPs October 1404