John Gardiner (c. 1525 – 1586) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Penryn in 1558 and for Dorchester in 1563. He spent time in the Fleet after a property dispute. His brother, William Gardiner, was an MP for

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...

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1525 births 1586 deaths Inmates of Fleet Prison English MPs 1558 Members of the Parliament of England for Dorchester English MPs 1563–1567 {{1563-England-MP-stub