John Stanford
English politician (1537-1603) of Leicester and Elmesthorpe, Leics
About John Stanford
Lived 1537 – 1603 (aged 65–66). John Stanford was a politician.
John Stanford (1537–1603) was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Stanford, Mayor of Leicester.
He died in March 1603 and was buried at Barkby, where a funeral monument was later erected to commemorate him, his wife and eldest son.
Issue John (d. 1603) of Barkby Thorpe, Leicestershire Henry of Slawston, Leicestershire Elizabeth married William Foxe of Ratcliffe Culey, Leicestershire
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English politician (1537-1603) of Leicester and Elmesthorpe, Leics
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