John Glover (died after 1418) was a

cloth merchant In the Middle Ages or 16th and 17th centuries, a cloth merchant was one who owned or ran a cloth (often wool) manufacturing or wholesale import or export business. A cloth merchant might additionally own a number of draper's shops. Cloth was ext ...

and member of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

for the constituency of

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea ...

in Essex in the parliaments of 1386, 1393, and January 1397. He was elected

bailiff A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...

nine times and also acted as an overseer of repairs to Hey bridge in 1389.GLOVER, John, of Maldon, Essex.
The History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

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Members of Parliament for Maldon English MPs January 1397 14th-century English businesspeople Cloth merchants 15th-century English businesspeople English MPs 1393 English MPs 1386 {{14thC-England-MP-stub