John Nutt (1605 – 10 October 1668) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the

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side in the

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. Nutt was an alderman of

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/ref> and lived at Nackington House at

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. 'Parishes: Nackington', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 291-299. Date accessed: 15 April 2011
/ref> In April 1640, Nutt was elected

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for

in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in MP for Canterbury for the

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in November 1640. He was commissioned as a captain in the parliamentary army and was a member of the parliamentary committee for Kent. Nutt died at the age of 63 and was buried at Nackington.Kent Archaeological Society Nackington Churchyard MIs
/ref> Nutt married firstly Anne Master, daughter of Sir Edward Master and had nine children before she died in 1641. He married secondly Ann Aldrich, daughter of John Aldrich of Norfolk.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nutt, John 1605 births 1668 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Roundheads People from Canterbury Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Kent