John Rodney (MP)
English politician
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Sir John Rodney (died 19 December 1400) was an English politician.
Borndate unknown
Died19 December 1400
Occupationpolitician
Yearsactive1387–1388, 1391, 1396–1397
Sir John Rodney | |
|---|---|
| Born | date unknown |
| Died | 19 December 1400 |
| Occupation | politician |
| Years active | 1387–1388, 1391, 1396–1397 |
| Known for | Member of Parliament (MP); High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset |
| Spouses | Katherine; Alice |
| Children | 4 sons, 1 daughter |
He was born the son of Sir Thomas Rodney of Backwell, Somerset and knighted by March 1373.
He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Somerset in 1391 and appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1387–1388 and 1396–1397.[1]
He married twice: firstly Katherine, probably the daughter of Robert Cheddar of Bristol, with whom he had four sons and a daughter and secondly Alice, the widow of John Fitzroger, Sir Edmund Clevedon and Sir Ralph Carminowe.
