About James Horsewell
Lived 1496 – 1544 (aged 47–48). James Horsewell was a politician.
James Horsewell or Horswell (by 1496 – 1544/46) was Mayor and MP of Plymouth, England.
He was a municipal official with posts in the admiralty court and the customs of Plymouth and served as Mayor of the town in 1528–29, 1535–36 and 1542–43.
He was elected MP for Plymouth in 1539 and 1542.
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Who was James Horsewell?
British politician
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James Horsewell was born in 1496.
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James Horsewell died in 1544.
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James Horsewell was a politician.
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