John Tapener ( fl. 1394) was an English politician. Tapener was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for Devizes, Wiltshire in 1394. In 1379, he had paid 6d. in poll tax in

Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between ...

. His occupation was then listed as shoemaker.

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Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 14th-century births English MPs 1394 People from Devizes Shoemakers {{14thC-England-MP-stub