Sir John Leedes (died 1656) of Wappingthorne, near

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was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1614 to 1640. Leedes was the son of Thomas Leedes of Wappingthorne and his wife Mary Leedes, daughter of Thomas Leedes of North Milford, Yorkshire.Dugdale - Visitation of the County of York
/ref> He was knighted at Whitehall on 8 January 1611 as of Surrey or Sussex. He and his parents owned property in Sussex, part of which was sold in 1612. 'Parishes: Piddinghoe', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7: The rape of Lewes (1940), pp. 66-69. Date accessed: 18 February 2012
/ref> He was elected

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for

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in 1614. In 1621 he was elected

for New Shoreham,Browne Willis ''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750 pp176-239
/ref> but was disabled from sitting on grounds he had not properly taken his oath of allegiance, causing a by-election in February that year. He then sat for

in the

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of 1640. Leedes died in 1656 and his will was proved in 1658. He had married a daughter of Sir Thomas Monson of South Carlton, Lincolnshire. His son

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who was MP for Steyning in 1640, was killed near Oxford, in 1645.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leedes, John 1590s births Year of birth missing 1656 deaths People from Steyning English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1640 (April)