John Hunt (

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1383–1421) was a

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and citizen of the town of

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in the English county of

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. He held the office of

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in 1404–5, 1407–8, 1418–19 and 1422–3. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1383, 1399, 1406 and 1421, although it is possible that it was his brother, a

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also known as John Hunt, who had sat in the Parliaments of 1383 and 1399.

References

Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown English MPs October 1383 English MPs 1399 Politicians from Reading, Berkshire Mayors of Reading, Berkshire Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Reading English MPs 1406 English MPs May 1421 {{1399-England-MP-stub