John Sayer (1499–1562) was a

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of the

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(MP). He represented

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in parliamentary sessions in 1547, March 1553, October 1553, April 1554 and November 1554. Sayer was a well-to-do "merchant, clothier and innkeeper". He married and had one daughter and two sons. In his will, he left money for an annual payment for the maintenance of a grammar school that he had founded.

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15th-century births 1562 deaths English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 {{16thC-England-MP-stub