John Wallis (MP for King's Lynn) explained

John Wallis (c.1567–1633) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624.

Wallis was a merchant of King's Lynn and is recorded in 1601 as purchasing a boat for £80.^[1] He became mayor of King's Lynn in 1622 after Thomas Snelling the holder of the office died.^[2] In 1624 he was re-elected MP for King's Lynn.^[3] He was mayor of King's Lynn again in 1631.^[4]

Notes and References

1. 1 . 2 . 176–239.
2. http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=24885 Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Mayors during the reign of King James I
3. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5V09AAAAYAAJ 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
4. http://west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=24886 Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Mayors during the reign of King Charles I