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 {{14thC-England-MP-stub