John le Sezevaux
John le Sezevaux | |
|---|---|
| Member of the England Parliament for York | |
| In office 1297–1297 | |
| In office 1304–1304 | |
| In office 1306–1306 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Unknown |
| Died | Unknown Unknown |
| Resting place | Unknown |
| Nationality | English |
John le Sezevaux was one of two Members of Parliament for the constituency of York, along with Gilbert de Arnald in the second Parliament of 1297.
Life and politics
[edit]John's family came from the small Wold town of Thixendale from which his last name is derived from a French form of the Latin name of that place, Sexdecum Vallibus. He first represented York in the Parliament of 1297 and then again in 1304 and 1306.[1] He first represented York in the Parliament of 1297 and then again in 1304 and 1306 (though recorded as John de Sezevaux).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Francis Drake (1788). Eboracum: Or, The History and Antiquities of the City of York, from Its Origin to this Time: Together with an Account of the Ainsty, Or, County of the Same, and a Description and History of the Cathedral Church, from Its First Foundation to the Present Year. Illustrated with Seventeen ..., Volume 2. T.Wilson & R. Spence. p. 18.
- ^ The Parliamentary Writs and Writs of Military Summons. 1827. p. 586.