John Sparke (died 1566) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1554. Sparke was originally from Nantwich, Cheshire and settled at Plympton St. Maurice. He was collector of the subsidy for Plympton Erle in 1523. In 1554, he was elected

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for

Plympton Erle Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient Stannary, stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down riv ...

. He was mayor of Plympton Erle later in the same year. History of Parliament Online - Sparke, John
/ref> Sparke died in 1566 and was buried in the church of Plympton St Maurice on 11 July 1566. Sparke married Jane Moore of Devon and had four sons. She was buried on 29 December 1583.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sparke, John Year of birth missing 1566 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Plympton Erle English MPs 1554