John Ratcliffe (Lancashire MP)

John Ratcliffe (c. 1536 – 1590) of Ordsall, Lancashire, England, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wigan in 1563 and for Lancashire in 1571 and 1572.[1]

Marriage and family

Ratcliffe married Anne, daughter of Thomas Asshawe of Hall-on-the-Hill, Chorley.[2] Their children included:

References

  1. ^ "RATCLIFFE, John (c.1536-90), of Ordsall, Lancs. - History of Parliament Online". Historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ Samuel Hibbert, History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ's College, 2, p. 289.
  3. ^ Michael Brennan, Noel Kinnamon, Margaret Hannay, The Letters of Rowland Whyte to Sir Robert Sidney (Philadelphia, 2013), p. 319, 610: Arthur Collins, Letters and Memorials. vol. 2 (London, 1746), p. 118.
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