Sir John Jolles (died 31 May 1621) was an English merchant who was

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in 1615. John married Alice the daughter of Richard Wright of London on 1 December 1572 at All Hallows, Lombard Street, London. Jolles was a city of London merchant and a member of the

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. On 11 June 1605 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for

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ward. He was

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from 1605 to 1606 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
/ref> and was the dedicatee as Sheriff of a poem ''England's Farewell to Christian the Fourth, Famous King of Denmark'' by Henry Roberts; Jolles was knighted on 23 July 1606. In 1615, he was elected

and as Lord Mayor was dedicatee of a poem ''London's Artillery'' (1616) by

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. He was a Colonel of the Trained Bands from 1618 to 1621.

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1621 deaths Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London Year of birth unknown {{Lord-Mayor-of-London-stub