Simon Norton (1578–1641) was an English dyer and politician who was active in local government in

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and sat in the

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from 1640 to 1641. Norton was the son of John Norton of

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, Warwickshire. He became a dyer and was active on the council at Coventry. He was

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in 1633. In April 1640, Norton was elected Member of Parliament for

in the

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. His nephew and fellow MP

William Jesson William Jesson (1580–1651) was an English dyer and politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648. Jesson was the son of Richard Jesson of Coventry and his wife Elizabeth Hill. H ...

was also a dyer and together they helped defeat the aims of a Coventry weaver who petitioned Parliament against cloth from Gloucestershire being brought into the city for dying. Norton was elected MP for Coventry to the

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in November 1640 but died in 1641. Norton married Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesson, in 1608. Their son

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was created a baronet.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Norton, Simon 1578 births 1641 deaths Politicians from Coventry Mayors of Coventry English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Members of Parliament for Coventry