John Melton

John Melton

Sir John Melton (d. 1640) was an English merchant, writer and politician.

He was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North in 1635, by Charles I of England. [This made him keeper of the Great Seal for the North of England] . [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=45450] The same page gives family details: "He was thrice married, first to Elizabeth, relict of Sir Ferdinando Heyborne, by whom he had four children (of which Francis and Elizabeth survived him); his second wife was Catherine, daughter of Alan Currance, Esq. by whom he had three sons and one daughter, all surviving at his death; his last wife and relict was Margaret, widow of Samuel Aldersey, Esq." From: "Tottenham, The Environs of London: volume 3: County of Middlesex (1795)". Date page accessed: 10 January 2007.] He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death.

His works include "A Six-Folde Politician" (1609), and the satirical play "Astrologaster" (1620), against astrologers.

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*"Concise Dictionary of National Biography"

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