John Gapputh or Gapper or Gapworth (by 1519-55 or later), 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 and businessman. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in October 1553, April 1554 and October 1554. He was probably Mayor of Shaftesbury 1545–6.

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16th-century births 16th-century deaths English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 Mayors of Shaftesbury English MPs 1554–1555 {{16thC-England-MP-stub