John Maynard (1638 – 28 May 1662) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Maynard was the son of John Maynard and his first wife Elizabeth Henley daughter of Andrew Henley of Taunton, Somerset and was baptised on 15 August 1638. He was admitted at

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in 1649 and was called to the bar in 1659. He was described as "of good intellectual parts" and strong enough to tear a horseshoe in half. In 1660, he was elected

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for

Bere Alston Bere Alston is a village in West Devon in the county of Devon in England. It forms part of the civil parish of Bere Ferrers. History and geography With a population of about 2,000, the village lies in the Bere peninsula, between the rivers ...

in the Convention Parliament. He does not appear to have stood in 1661 and was commissioner for assessment for Middlesex from 1661. History of Parliament Online - John Maynard
/ref> Maynard was unmarried and died at the age of about 24 in his chambers in the Middle Temple. He was the brother of

Joseph Maynard Joseph Maynard (1639 – 25 October 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1665 to 1679. Origins Maynard was the son of Sir John Maynard, MP, by his first wife Elizabeth Henley daughter of Andrew Henley of Tau ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maynard, John 1638 births 1662 deaths English MPs 1660 Members of the Middle Temple Members of the Parliament of England for Bere Alston