Robert Alanson
Robert Alanson (by 1472 – 1540) of Lincoln, England was an English Member of Parliament.
Biography
[edit]In business in Lincoln as a goldsmith, Alanson was appointed Sheriff of Lincoln for 1493–94 and Mayor of Lincoln for 1501–02, 1511–12, 1524–25 and 1535–36. He was elected an alderman of the city by 1511, a position he held until his death.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln in 1512 and 1515.[1] He was returned to Parliament in 1515 in compliance with the King's demand for the return of the previous Members.[1]
He married three times and had two sons, including William Alanson, MP, who was to sit for Lincoln in the Parliament of 1542. As a jeweller of the parish of St. Lawrence, he left bequests to the cathedral, to his parish church and various guilds.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ALANSON, Robert (by 1472-1540), of Lincoln". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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