John Shelley (

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1410–1439), of

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Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

and

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, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1410, 1417, December 1421 and 1422 and for

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in 1426, 1429 and 1435. He was

Mayor of Rye The following were mayors of Rye, East Sussex, England: *Aug. 1390–1, 1393–4, 1395-7: John Baddyng *Aug. 1405-6, 1407–10; jurat 1413-14: William Long (died c.1426), William Long *August 1411–12 and approximately 1418–21: John Shelley (MP ...

August 1411-12 and approximately 1418–21.

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14th-century births 15th-century deaths 15th-century English people People from Rye, East Sussex People from Sandwich, Kent Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) Mayors of Rye, East Sussex {{England-pre1707-MP-stub