Robert Hooker or Hoker, alias Vowell (by 1466–1537), of

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, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1529. He was

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1529-30. He died during a plague outbreak.

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15th-century births 1537 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Exeter English MPs 1529–1536 Mayors of Exeter {{England-pre1707-MP-stub