About Edward Rede
Lived 1401 – 1544. Edward Rede was a politician.
Edward Rede (by 1476 – 26 October 1544), of Norwich, Norfolk, was an English businessman and politician.
He was the third son of John Rede and his wife Joan Ludlow. He was a mercer and was admitted as Freeman of Norwich at the age of 21 in 1597, during his father's mayoralty at Norwich
He was a member of parliament (MP) for Norwich in 1529 and mayor of the city in 1521–22, 1531–32 and 1543–44.
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English politician
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