John Starkey (Canterbury MP)
16th-century English politician
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John Starkey (by 1503–1554), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician.
Family
Starkey was the son of Thomas Starkey of Canterbury. He married a woman named Agnes, and they had one son.[1]
Career
Starkey, a yeoman, was active in local politics and was a common councilman of Canterbury by 1529, Sheriff of Canterbury for 1529–30, an alderman by 1534, chamberlain from 1534 to 1537 and mayor of the city for 1538–39.[1]
He was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1539, during the reign of Henry VIII.[1]
