Sir John Morley (c. 1572 – December 1622) of

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, Sussex was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622.

Life

Morley was the son of wealthy merchant

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of Halnaker and London. He was educated at

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in 1586 and entered

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in 1587. He succeeded to the estate of Halnaker on the death of his father in 1587 and added to the estate by purchase. In 1601, he was elected

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for New Shoreham and knighted on 23 July 1603. In 1604 he was elected MP for

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and re-elected in 1614. In 1621 he was elected MP for New Shoreham again. History of Parliament Online - John Morley
/ref> Morley died at the age of about 50 between 21 and 27 December 1622. He had married Cicely Caryll, daughter of Sir Edward Caryll of Harting; they had two sons and two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, John 1570s births 1622 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1601 English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 Knights Bachelor