Sir John Luke (c. 1563 – 1638) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1610 to 1611. Luke was the son of John Luke, of Woodend, Bedfordshire. He was knighted at Charterhouse on 11 May 1603.Knights of England
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in 1604.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> Luke was the uncle of Sir Oliver Luke, the Parliamentary leader and MP for Bedfordshire in the Long Parliament.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luke, John 1560s births 1638 deaths English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625