John Hawkins (MP)
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John Hawkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659.
Hawkins was the son of Henry Hawkins of Ashton Canes, Wiltshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 22 November 1639, aged 18. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Cricklade
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659.
Hawkins was the son of Henry Hawkins of Ashton Canes, Wiltshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 22 November 1639, aged 18. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cricklade
Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency)
Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
.