John Austen (died 1572) was an English politician.
Austen married Joan Snelling and they had at least two sons including the MP, George Austen.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Guildford in 1563. He was Mayor of Guildford in 1566. [1]
Surrey is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, to the southwest of Greater London. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. With a population of approximately 1.2 million people, Surrey is the 12th-most populous county in England. The most populated town in Surrey is Woking, followed by Guildford.
Robert Alfred Cloyne Godwin-Austen FRS was an English geologist.
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King's College Guildford is an academy comprising a secondary school in Guildford, Surrey, England. It has around 500 pupils.
Sir John Guildford, JP, of Hemsted in Benenden, also written Guilford, was an English landowner, administrator and politician.
Sir Richard Onslow was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1664. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War. He was the grandson of one Speaker of the House of Commons and the grandfather of another, both also called Richard Onslow.
John Parkhurst was an English Marian exile and from 1560 the Bishop of Norwich.
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John Austen may refer to:
Sir George More was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625.
Nicholas Stoughton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1648.
Sir William More, of Loseley, Surrey, was the son of Sir Christopher More. The great house at Loseley Park was built for him, which is still the residence of the More Molyneux family. Of Protestant sympathies, as Sheriff and Vice-Admiral of Surrey he was actively involved in local administration of the county of Surrey and in the enforcement of the Elizabethan religious settlement, and was a member of every Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was the owner of property in the Blackfriars in which the first and second Blackfriars theatres were erected. He has been described as "the perfect Elizabethan country gentleman" on account of his impeccable character and his assiduity and efficiency of service.
Edward Popham, of Huntworth, Somerset, was an English politician.
Henry Knollys was an English politician and diplomat.
George Austen may refer to:
Edward Popham (1610–1651) was an English naval commander and MP for Minehead.
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Sir Laurence Stoughton (1554–1615), of Stoughton, Surrey and West Stoke, Sussex, was an English politician.
George Austen, of Guildford and Shalford, Surrey, was an English politician.
Pewley Down is a 9.5-hectare (23-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Guildford in Surrey, adjacent to Pewley Hill. It is owned and managed by Guildford Borough Council. The site is on a hill offering views south to St Martha's Hill, Chantry Wood, and beyond.
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