Michael Purefoy (1562–1627) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1584 and from 1621 to 1622. Purefoy was the son of Thomas Purefoy of Caldecot and his wife Elizabeth Bradshaw, daughter of Robert Bradshaw of Morborne, Huntingdonshire. He matriculated from

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in 1576 and received BA from

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in 1582 and MA in 1585. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He was incorporated at

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in 1598 and was a deputy official of the archdeaconry of Nottinghamshire from 1598. In 1521 he was elected MP for

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. History of Parliament Online - Michael Purefoy
/ref> Purefoy died unmarried in 1627 and was buried in Caldecote church, where a monument was erected by his cousin Gamaliel Purefoy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Purefoy, Michael 1562 births 1627 deaths Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1621–1622