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John Lougher

d. 1636

English politician

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About John Lougher

John Lougher was a politician.

John Lougher (died 8 January 1636) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601.

Lougher was the son of Robert Lougher of Tenby, Pembrokeshire and was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford, where he graduated BA in 1594. He became a student of law at the Middle Temple in 1594.

In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for Pembroke and was appointed High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire for 1626–27.

He married twice: firstly Frances, the widow of Sir Thomas Smith and secondly Mary, the daughter of Sir Edward Fitton of Gawsworth, Cheshire, and the widow of William Polwhele, with whom he had a daughter.

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Important facts

Occupation
Education
St Mary Hall
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1601 Parliament
Also known as
Captain unknown Lougher

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English politician

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John Lougher died on 8 January 1636.

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John Lougher was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Lougher

· Wikidata: Q6245316

· DBpedia: John Lougher

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