About John Hildesley
Lived 1598 – 1681 (aged 82–83). John Hildesley was an English politician.
John Hildesley (c. 1598 – 20 January 1681) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660.
In 1653, Hildesley was nominated to represent Hampshire in the Barebones Parliament . He was elected Member of Parliament for Winchester in the First Protectorate Parliament, and was re-elected MP for Winchester in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.
In 1660, Hildesley was elected Member of Parliament for Christchurch in the Convention Parliament.
Hildesley married Margaret Tulse, widow of Henry Tulse of Hinton Admiral. He was stepfather to Henry Tulse who was MP for Christchurch with him in 1660.
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