John Melton
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Sir John Melton (died 1640) was an English merchant, writer and politician.
Melton was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North in 1635, by Charles I of England.[1] He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death; it is unknown whether he has a connection to the Melton line of Aston, several members of which held the position of Lord Lucy.[2]
Melton's works include A Six-Folde Politician (1609), and the satirical play Astrologaster (1620), against astrologers.
Sources
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
Notes
- ^ This made him keeper of the Great Seal for the North of England].[1] 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). Retrieved 10 January 2007.
- ^ Roskell, J.S. "The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421". The History of Parliament. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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