John Middleton (died 1636) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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between 1614 and 1629. Middleton was born after 1558 to ironmaster Richard Middleton of Stoneham and his wife Mary Porter of Cuckfield. His father had built up an estate around Horsham, Sussex.History of Parliament Online - Middleton, Thomas
/ref> Middleton came into possession of Hills Place, Horsham between 1610 and 1636.'Horsham: Manors and other estates', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 2: Bramber Rape (North-Western Part) including Horsham (1986), pp. 156-166. Date accessed: 18 May 2012
/ref> In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He was re-elected MP for Horsham in 1621, 1624, 1625, 1626 and 1628. He sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was appointed

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and

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for 1617–18. Middleton married Frances Fowle, daughter of Nicholas Fowle of Rotherfield, Sussex. His son

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was also later MP for Horsham.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton, John Year of birth missing 1636 deaths English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629 High sheriffs of Surrey High sheriffs of Sussex