About John Welles
John Welles was an English politician and tax collector.
John Welles (died 1418) was a merchant who traded with Middleburg in the Netherlands, in bitumen, timber and cloth. He was a member of the Parliament of England for the constituency of Maldon in Essex in the parliaments of September 1388 and 1391. He was also bailiff of Maldon nine times. He was tax collector of Essex in 1407.
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Who was John Welles?
English Member of Parliament (died 1418)
When did John Welles die?
John Welles died in 1418.
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John Welles was a politician and tax collector.
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John Welles was English.
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