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John Luke (English politician)

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English politician For other MPs of this name, see John Luke (disambiguation).

Sir John Luke (c. 1563 – 1638) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1610 to 1611.

Luke was the son of John Luke, of Woodend, Bedfordshire. He was knighted at Charterhouse on 11 May 1603. He was elected Member of Parliament for Newton in 1604.

Luke was the uncle of Sir Oliver Luke, the Parliamentary leader and MP for Bedfordshire in the Long Parliament.

References

  1. Knights of England
  2. ^ William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c. (1889)
Parliament of England
Preceded byRichard Ashton
Thomas Langton
Member of Parliament for Newton
1604–1611
With: Richard Ashton
Succeeded byWilliam Ashton
Roger Charnock
Preceded bySir Thomas Richardson
Henry Meautys
Member of Parliament for St Albans
1624–1625
With: Sir Arthur Capell (1624–1625)
Sir Charles Morrison, Bt (1625)
Succeeded bySir Charles Morrison, Bt
Sir Edward Goring
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