John Cobham (MP)
John Cobham (died 12 November 1399) was an English politician.
Life[]
Cobham was the son of John Cobham of Hever, Kent. His brother, Thomas Cobham, was also an MP for Kent. He married three time. Before 1363, he married Juliana, a widow from Sittingbourne, Kent. Around 1375, he married Joan d’Oyley from Staffordshire, also a widow. At some point before June 1398, he married a woman named Margaret.
Career[]
Cobham was Member of Parliament for Sussex 1378 and 1385, Surrey January 1380, April 1384, November 1384 and Kent January 1390, 1394 and September 1397. He was considered a loyal adherent to Richard II of England.[1]
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- Cobham family
- 14th-century births
- 1399 deaths
- 14th-century English politicians
- English MPs 1378
- English MPs 1385
- English MPs January 1380
- English MPs April 1384
- English MPs November 1384
- English MPs January 1390
- English MPs 1394
- English MPs September 1397
- People from Hever, Kent