John Ferrers (died 1622) explained

John Ferrers (died 1622) was an English merchant, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.

Ferrers was the son of Roger Ferrers of Fiddington Gloucestershire and his wife Margaret Badger.^[1] He was a mercer of London. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Tamworth.^[2] Ferrers died before October 1622 when his will was proved.^[3]

Ferrers was the father of Sir Henry Ferrers, 1st Baronet.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66401 'Parishes: Ashchurch', A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 8 (1968), pp. 172-188. Date accessed: 25 February 2012
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&q=%22Browne+Willis%22 Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239
3. Probate Court of Canterbury 1622