John Lister (died 1616)

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John Lister (died 19 January 1616) was an English lead merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601

Lister was a lead merchant of Hull and in about 1590 he purchased a plot of land on the High Street overlooking the River Hull. He was a member of Hull Corporation and became an alderman and was mayor of Hull in 1592. [1] Lister was elected Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull (Hull) in 1601. [2]

Lister died in 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Hull. [3]

Lister married Anne Gayton, daughter of Robert Gayton. Their son John was also MP for Hull. [1]

The house of the Lister family is now a museum known as the Wilberforce House Museum. [1]

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References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Leonard Willan
Anthony Cole
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
1601
With: John Graves
Succeeded by
Anthony Cole
John Edmonds