John Hawkins (MP) explained

John Hawkins (born c 1611) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.

Hawkins was the son of Henry Hawkins of Ashton Canes, Wiltshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 22 November 1639, aged 18. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cricklade in the Third Protectorate Parliament.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117064 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Harmar-Hawtayne', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 652–678. Date accessed: 6 November 2011