John Sawry (died 1664) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons in 1653.
Sawry was of
Plumpton, Lancashire and was a colonel in the service of the Commonwealth.
[William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c.'' (1889)]
/ref> In 1653, he was nominated as Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
in the Barebones Parliament
Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the ins ...
.
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Year of birth missing
1664 deaths
English MPs 1653 (Barebones)
People from the Borough of Fylde
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Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lancashire