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The Right Honourable Maurice Abbot MP Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Kingston upon HullIn office
1621–1622
Serving with John ListerPreceded by Unknown Succeeded by John Lister, Sir John Suckling Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Kingston upon HullIn office
1624–1625
Serving with John ListerPreceded by John Lister, Sir John Suckling Succeeded by John Lister, Lancelot Roper Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for City of LondonIn office
1626–1626
Serving with Sir Thomas Middleton, Heneage Finch, Robert BatemanPreceded by Sir Thomas Middleton, Heneage Finch, Robert Bateman, Martin Bond Succeeded by Thomas Moulson, Christopher Clitherow, Henry Waller, James Bunce Lord Mayor of the City of London In office
1638–1638Preceded by Sir Edward Bromfield Succeeded by Sir Henry Garraway Personal details Born 1565 Died 1642 Nationality English Sir Maurice Abbot (Morris) (1565–1642) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1638.
Abbot was the son of Maurice Abbot a cloth-worker of Guildford who died in 1606, and was the youngest brother of Archbishop George Abbot. He was an original member of the East India Company.[1] He was involved in the settling of the colony in Virginia in 1624.
In 1621, Abbot was elected Member of Parliament for Hull. He was chosen as a replacement for another member at Hull in 1624 and was re-elected for the seat in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for City of London.[2] He was appointed a Sheriff of London in 1628. He was appointed governor of the East India Company in 1633 , and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1638.[3]
References
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
- ^ 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
Parliament of England Preceded by
UnknownMember of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
1621–1622
With: John ListerSucceeded by
John Lister
Sir John SucklingPreceded by
John Lister
Sir John SucklingMember of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
1624–1625
With: John ListerSucceeded by
John Lister
Lancelot RoperPreceded by
Sir Thomas Middleton
Heneage Finch
Robert Bateman
Martin BondMember of Parliament for City of London
1626
With: Sir Thomas Middleton
Heneage Finch
Sir Robert BatemanSucceeded by
Thomas Moulson
Christopher Clitherow
Henry Waller
James Bunce[disambiguation needed ]Civic offices Preceded by
Sir Edward BromfieldLord Mayor of the City of London
1638Succeeded by
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