John Clerke (born 1618) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. Clerke was the son of

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of Rochester, Kent and his wife Grace Morgan, daughter of George Morgan of Crow Lane House Rochester. His father was a lawyer and MP for Rochester. He matriculated at

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aged 16 on 16 September 1634. In April 1640, Clerke was elected

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for Rochester in the

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. Clerke's brother

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was also MP for Rochester. Basil Duke Henning ''The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clerke, John 1618 births English MPs 1640 (April) Year of death missing Alumni of University College, Oxford People from Rochester, Kent Place of birth missing