John Haselock was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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from 1626 to 1629.
Haselock was one of the two Chamberlains of
Worcester in 1621 and
Mayor of Worcester
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Every May one of the city Councillors is elected to serve as Mayor for a year. Another is elected as Deputy Mayor. The Mayor chairs meetings of the Full Council, represents the c ...
in 1623. In 1626, Haselock was elected
Member of Parliament
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for
Worcester. He was re-elected MP for Worcester in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was fined for not taking knighthood on 4 March 1631.
[ W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester'']
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English MPs 1626
English MPs 1628–1629