John Hele (died 1605)

Arms of Hele: Gules, five fusils in bend argent on each an ermine spot^[1]

John Hele (1571–1605) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1605.

Hele was the second son of John Hele who was a money-lender and MP. He was a student of Exeter College, Oxford in 1588 and of Inner Temple in 1590. He was a J.P for Devon from 1592. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle. He was elected MP for Plympton Erle again in 1604 to replace Sir Henry Beaumont and sat until his death the following year.^[2]

Hele died at the age of about 34. He was the brother of Warwick Hele.^[2]

References[]

^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.487
^ ^a ^b History of Parliament Online - John Hele

Parliament of England
Preceded by George Southcote Edward Hancock	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1601 With: Sir William Strode	Succeeded by Sir William Strode Sir Henry Beaumont
Preceded by Sir William Strode Sir Henry Beaumont	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1604–1605 With: Sir William Strode	Succeeded by Sir William Strode Warwick Hele

[1] Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.487

[HOP-2] History of Parliament Online - John Hele

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