John Edmonds (died 1606), of
Cambridge, was an English politician.
Family
Edmonds was the son of John Edmonds, who died in 1544. He married Katherine Walsh, daughter of Roger Walsh of
Thaxted, Essex. Together they had five sons and two daughters.
Career
Edmonds was
Mayor of Cambridge
The office of Mayor of Cambridge was created following the granting of a charter by King John in 1207 to the town of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The charter gave the burgesses of the town the right to elect their own mayors in place of th ...
from 1586 until 1587, and again from 1605 until his death the following year.
He was a
Member (MP) of the
Parliament of England for
Cambridge in 1586.
References
16th-century births
1606 deaths
English MPs 1586–1587
Mayors of Cambridge
Year of birth unknown
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