John More (1578–1638) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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in 1624 and 1626.
More was the son of Thomas Moore of
Faringdon
Faringdon is a historic market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, south-west of Oxford, north-west of Wantage and east-north-east of Swindon. It extends to the River Thames in the north; the highest ground is on the Rid ...
in
Berkshire
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. In 1624, he was elected
member of parliament
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for
Lymington
Lymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the ...
in the
Happy Parliament
The 4th Parliament of King James I was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England, summoned on 30 December 1623, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 29 May 1624, and thereafter kept out of session with repeated pror ...
.
[ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Michaelson-Morcombe', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 1007-1026. Date accessed: 5 May 2012]
/ref> He was elected MP for Lymington again in 1626.
More died at the age of about 60.[ History of Parliament Online – More, John]
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References
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1578 births
1638 deaths
English MPs 1624–1625
English MPs 1626
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lymington