Nicholas Potyn (died 1398) was an English politician.
Life
Potyn was the son of MP
John Potyn of
Rochester, Kent
Rochester ( ) is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about from London. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rainham, Strood and Gillin ...
and his wife, Alice. He had one daughter.
Career
He was controller of customs for London from 1375 to 1377 and JP for Kent from 1394 until his death.
Potyn was MP for
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
in 1391, 1393 and January 1397, and was appointed
Sheriff of Kent
The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrum ...
for 1398, dying in office.
Death
His heir was his daughter, Juliana.
References
Year of birth missing
1398 deaths
People from Rochester, Kent
14th-century births
English MPs 1391
High Sheriffs of Kent
English MPs 1393
English MPs January 1397
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