About John Hedges
Lived 1503 – 1562 (aged 58–59). John Hedges was a politician.
John Hedges or Hodges (by 1503 – 12 January 1562), of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, was an English politician.
Family Hedges married, by 1531, Joan Howell, probably the daughter or widow of John Howell of Somerset.
Career Hedges was a leading clothier in Malmesbury. He purchased the manor of Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire in 1544 from Lord Stourton. He subsequently also acquired the manor of Easton Grey, Wilts. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Malmesbury in October 1553, April 1554 and November 1554.
He made his will in 1560, asking to be buried in Malmesbury, where he continued to live. He died in January 1562.
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Who was John Hedges?
English politician, died 1562
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John Hedges was born in 1503.
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John Hedges died on 12 January 1562.
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John Hedges was a politician.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Hedges (Malmesbury MP)
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