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Family and Education
m. by 1439, Alice (fl.1473), da. of John Burton by Isabel, da. and h. of John Twyford, J. Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 676-7. It has not been ascertained whether Alice’s fa. was John Burton I* (d.1455), the prominent Bristol merchant, whose w. was indeed named Isabel. 1s.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Surr. 1437, 1447.

Parker, Odiham by appointment of Queen Joan 30 Oct. 1435 – Dec. 1441; jt. (with John Becket*) 2 Dec. 1441 – d.

Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 7 Nov. 1435 – 23 Nov. 1436.

Commr. of inquiry, Surr. Oct. 1436 (wastes on lands late of Alice, w. of Sir John Keighly), Berks. Dec. 1438 (petition of townsmen of New Windsor); array, Surr. Mar. 1443; to distribute tax allowances Mar. 1442, Aug. 1449; resist and arrest rebels, Kent Dec. 1450.

Jt. constable Odiham castle (with John Becket) 30 Sept. 1441 – d.

Sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 4 Nov. 1443 – 6 Nov. 1444, Wilts. 6 Nov. 1444 – 4 Nov. 1445.

Steward, liberties of Abp. Stafford of Canterbury by Easter 1447–d. E368/219, rot. 9d; 224, rot. 3d; R. Virgoe, ‘Ancient Indictments in K.B.’, in Med. Kentish Soc. (Kent Rec. Ser. xviii), 233–5; KB27/754, rot. 69.

J.p. Surr. 9 Aug. 1448 – d.

Coroner, Windsor forest at d. CCR, 1447–54, p. 295.

Parlimentarian
BASKET, John (d.1452), of Bagshot, Surr. and Odiham, Hants.
Main residences: Bagshot, Surr.; Odiham, Hants.
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L.S.C.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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