John le Espicer | |
Parliament: | England |
Term Start: | 1297 |
Term End: | 1297 |
Successor: | John le Sezevaux/Gilbert de Arnald |
Birth Date: | Unknown |
Birth Place: | Unknown |
Death Date: | Unknown |
Death Place: | Unknown |
Resting Place: | Unknown |
Nationality: | English |
Children: | John |
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John le Espicer was one of two Members of Parliament for the constituency of York, along with Nicholas Clareveaux in the first Parliament of 1297.
Le Espicer had served as a Bailiff of the city of York in 1278 and as the nineteenth Mayor in 1291. His son, John, would become the thirtieth Mayor between 1301 and 1304.[1] A prominent member of the city, he was appointed the King's Merchant Seal on 15 February 1288, an office of the Crown in many cities at that time.[2] He was elected to Parliament on 25 May 1297.[3]