John Wandesford (1593–1665) of Kirklington, Yorkshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1665. Wandesford was the 2nd son of Sir George Wandesford of Kirklington and his wife Catherine Hansby of Beverley. He was the brother of

Christopher Wandesford Christopher Wandesford (24 September 1592 – 3 December 1640) was an English administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629. He was Lord Deputy of Ireland in the last months of his life. Life Wandesford was ...

. He was educated at

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and admitted to study law at

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on 28 February 1613. In April 1624, Wandesford was elected

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for

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, after which he was appointed consul in

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. He was later elected to represent

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in the

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of 1640. A Royalist, he spent the Interregnum in exile in Paris, but after the

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was finally elected again for Richmond, sitting in the Cavalier Parliament from 1662 until his death. He died unmarried and was buried at St Andrews, Holborn on 21 Jan. 1665

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