John Hedges or Hodges (by 1503 – 12 January 1562), of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, was an English politician. [1]
Family
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
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
- ^ 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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John Hedges or Hodges (by 1503 – 12 January 1562), of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, was an English politician. [1]
Family
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
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
- ^ 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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