James Horsewell or Horswell (by 1496 – 1544/46) was Mayor and MP of Plymouth, England.[1]

He was a municipal official with posts in the admiralty court and the customs of Plymouth and served as Mayor of the town in 1528–29, 1535–36 and 1542–43.[2]

He was elected MP for Plymouth in 1539 and 1542.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, ed. James Gairdner, vol. X, no. 462
  2. ↑ "List of Mayors and Lord Mayors from 1439 to date". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "HORSWELL, James (by 1496-1544/46), of Plymouth, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 June 2014.


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