Sir Edward Master(s) (2 August 1610 – 22 January 1691) of Canterbury, Kent was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He was the son of Giles Master of Henshurst, Woodchurch, Kent. Master(s) was

High Sheriff of Kent The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrum ...

for 1639–40. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury for the

Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that was summoned by King Charles I of England on the 20th of February 1640 and sat from 13th of April to the 5th of May 1640. It was so called because of its short life of only three weeks. Aft ...

. In November 1640, he was re-elected MP for Canterbury in the Long Parliament and remained until 1653, surviving Pride's Purge. He was elected MP for Canterbury in 1661 and sat until 1679 in the Cavalier Parliament. He was knighted in 1660. Master(s) died aged 80 and was buried with a memorial at St Paul's Church, Canterbury.Edward Hasted ''The History and topographical survey of the county of Kent, Volume 11''
/ref> He had married in 1635, Dorcas, the daughter of Sir

Hugh Hamersley Sir Hugh Hamersley (6 July 1565 – 19 October 1636) was a 17th-century merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1627. Business interests Hamersley's family estate was at Pyrton Manor near Watlington, Oxfordshire, but he rose to prominence ...

, Lord Mayor of London 1627–8, and had many children, including at least 4 sons.

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1610 births 1691 deaths People from Canterbury High Sheriffs of Kent Politics of Canterbury English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1648–1653 English MPs 1661–1679 Knights Bachelor Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Kent {{England-mayor-stub