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John Egioke (c 1616 - 22 December 1663) was an English politician who sat in the
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in 1660. Egioke was the eldest son of Sir Francis Egioke of Shernock Court. He was at
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in 1635. In 1645 he was added to the Parliamentary Committee of Worcestershire and was appointed an assessment commissioner in 1656.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester''
/ref> In 1660, Egioke was elected Member of Parliament for
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in the Convention Parliament.History of Parliament Online- Egioke, John
/ref> On 10 July 1660 he was appointed J.P for Worcestershire. Egioke married Mary Draper, widow of William Draper and daughter of Richard Cresheld.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Egioke, John 1610s births 1663 deaths English MPs 1660 Members of Lincoln's Inn People from Worcestershire (before 1974) Politicians from Worcestershire