John Lister (died 1640)
John Lister (1587 – 1640) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.
Lister was the son of John Lister, a lead merchant of Hull who was mayor and MP for the town.[1]
Lister succeeded his father and became mayor of Hull in 1618 and was elected Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull (Hull) in 1621. He was re-elected in subsequent elections until King Charles I decided to rule without parliament in 1629.[2] In 1629 Lister was again mayor of Hull and was knighted in 1632. In 1639 Lister entertained King Charles to a sumptuous dinner at his house in High Street.[1]
In April 1640, Lister was re-elected MP for Hull in the Short Parliament and was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. However he died in December.[2]
Lister funded an hospital, which opened in 1641, for twelve elderly people, with rooms for a lecturer.[3]
The house of the Lister family is now a museum known as the Wilberforce House Museum.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hull City Council - Hull Museums Collection - The Lister family
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Huish - Hulme-Walfield, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 574-580. Date accessed: 25 January 2011
Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by
Sir John Bourchier
Richard Burgis |
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1621-1629 With: Maurice Abbot 1621-1625 Lancelot Roper 1626 James Watkinson 1628-1629 |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629
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Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1640 With: Henry Vane, junior |
Succeeded by Henry Vane, junior Peregrine Pelham |
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