John Peyntour was a 14th- and 15th-century English politician. Peyntour was a Member of Parliament for Devizes, Wiltshire in September 1397, 1407 and March 1416. The first mention of Peyntour was in 1379, when he paid 6d. for the

poll tax A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference to income or resources. Head taxes were important sources of revenue for many governments fr ...

in Devizes. In the Parliament of 1386, he stood surety for

Richard Gobet Richard Gobet ( fl. 1382–1390) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Devizes. Life Gobet was married to Agnes. Circa 1388, Gobet bought 20 acres of land in Rowde, two miles from Devizes, and seems to have resided in the ...

, and was made principal trustee of the charity known as Gobet's dole. In September 1388, he stood surety for

Richard Cardmaker Richard Cardmaker ( fl. 1376–1399) was an English politician. Career Cardmaker was the Mayor of Devizes in 1376–77, 1379–81 and 1391–92. He was Member of Parliament for Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshi ...

. After this, there is no record of him save which years he was elected in.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing 14th-century births English MPs September 1397 15th-century deaths English MPs 1407 People from Devizes English MPs March 1416 {{15thC-England-MP-stub