Leonard Darr (c. 1554–1615), a

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

by profession, was a

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(MP) of the

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for

Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-so ...

in 1601. He was previously

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from 1593–4. In 1602 He retired to

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and died there in March 1615.

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