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John Wallis (MP for King's Lynn)

John Wallis (c.1567–1633) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624.

Wallis was a merchant of King's Lynn and is recorded in 1601 as purchasing a boat for £80. He became mayor of King's Lynn in 1622 after Thomas Snelling the holder of the office died. In 1624 he was re-elected MP for King's Lynn. He was mayor of King's Lynn again in 1631.

References

"WALLIS, John (c.1567-1633), of Chequer Street, King's Lynn, Norf.".
{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria
link. (15 May 2012)
[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5V09AAAAYAAJ 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 pp176-239]
link. (15 May 2012)

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