Family and Education
s. of John Burton (d.1401) of Bristol by his 1st w. Ellen. m. Isabel, 1s. d.v.p. 2da.Bristol Wills (Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. 1886), 44-45, 66, 134-6; CPR, 1441-6, pp. 162, 172.
Offices Held
Tax collector, Bristol Dec. 1406, Apr. 1431, Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450.
Commr. of inquiry, Bristol Feb. 1414 (piracy), May 1428 (illegal conveyance of pilgrims), June, July 1440, Mar. 1449 (piracy); to muster men and mariners June 1430; raise royal loans, Devon, Cornw. 1453.
Bailiff, Bristol Mich. 1416–17; sheriff 15 Oct. 1418 – 11 Oct. 1419; mayor Mich. 1423–4, 1429 – 30, 1448 – 49, 1450–1.
Collector of customs and subsidies, Bristol 14 Nov. 1431–27 May 1432.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Redcliff Street, Bristol.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
BURTON, John II (-d.1455)
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