John Hedges (Malmesbury MP)
John Hedges or Hodges (by 1503 – 12 January 1562), of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, was an English politician.[1]
Family
[edit]Hedges married, by 1531, Joan Howell, probably the daughter or widow of John Howell of Somerset.[1] At the time of his death he had a son Thomas and two married daughters, Margaret Ferney and Elizabeth Smith. He also had an illegitimate daughter Joan.[1] His family would later adopt the spelling Hodges.[2]
Career
[edit]Hedges was a leading clothier in Malmesbury.[3] He purchased the manor of Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire in 1544 from Lord Stourton.[2] He subsequently also acquired the manor of Easton Grey, Wilts.[1] He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Malmesbury in October 1553, April 1554 and November 1554.[1]
He made his will in 1560, asking to be buried in Malmesbury, where he continued to live. He died in January 1562.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "HEDGES (HODGES), John (by 1503-62), of Malmesbury, Wilts. - History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b "VCH Gloucestershire Volume 11: Shipton Moyne: Manors and other estates". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Ramsay, G. D. (2013). The Wiltshire Woollen Industry in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. pp. 39–40.
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