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John Constable (MP died 1550s)

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John Constable was an English Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire in April 1554.[1]

In May 1544, he took part in Lord Hertford's attack on Edinburgh, the first major action of the war known as the Rough Wooing. He was captain of 112 men and a Provost Marshal in the army. He was knighted at Leith.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Nottinghamshire | History of Parliament Online".
  2. ^ Constable, Sir John, of Kinoulton, The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982