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John Shurley (died 1616)

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John Shurley (died October 1616), of 'The Friars', Lewes, Sussex, was an English politician.[1]

He was born the son of Edward Shurley of Isfield, educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and studied law at Clifford's Inn where he was called to the bar by 1575.

He was an MP for Lewes 1572, 1589, 1597 and 1604; for Lostwithiel 1584.

He married twice, firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and coheiress of Richard Kyme of Lewes, with whom he had a daughter and secondly Frances, the daughter of Henry Capell of Hadham, Hertfordshire, with whom he had a son and 2 daughters.

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  1. ^ "SHURLEY, John I (d.1616), of 'The Friars', Lewes, Suss". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 9 July 2019.