John Wandesford

John Wandesford (1593–1665) of Kirklington, Yorkshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1665. [1]

Wandesford was the 2nd son of Sir Georges Wandesford of Kirklington and his wife Catherine Hansby of Beverley.[2] He was the brother of Christopher Wandesford. He was educated at Cambridge University and admitted to study law at Gray's Inn on 28 February 1613.[3]

In April 1624, Wandesford was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond, after which he was appointed consul in Aleppo. He was later elected to represent Hythe in the Short Parliament of 1640.[4] A Royalist, he spent the Interregnum in exile in Paris, but after the Restoration of the Monarchy was finally elected again for Richmond, sitting in the Cavalier Parliament from 1662 until his death.

He died unmarried and was buried at St Andrews, Holborn on 21 Jan. 1665

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629
Member of Parliament for Hythe
1640 (April)
With: Sir Henry Heyman, 1st Baronet
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Heyman, 1st Baronet
John Harvey
Preceded by
John Yorke
Joseph Cradock
Member of Parliament for Richmond
1662–1665
With: John Yorke 1662–64
William Killigrew 1664–65
Succeeded by
William Killigrew
Marmaduke Darcy
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