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==Career==
==Career==

Starkey was a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] 1539, during the reign of [[Henry VIII]].<ref>http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/starkey-john-1503-54</ref>
Starkey, a yeoman, was active in local politics and was a common councilman of Canterbury by 1529, [[Sheriff of Canterbury]] for 1529-30, an alderman by 1534, chamberlain from 1534 to 1537 and [[Mayor of Canterbury|mayor of the city]] for 1538-39.<ref name = HoP> {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/starkey-john-1503-54| title= STARKEY, John (by 1503-54), of Canterbury, Kent.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 6 July 2014}} </ref>

He was elected a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] 1539, during the reign of [[Henry VIII]]. <ref name = HoP/>


==References==
==References==

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John Starkey (by 1503-54), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician.

Family

Starkey was the son of Thomas Starkey of Canterbury. He married a woman named Agnes, and they had one son.[1]

Career

Starkey, a yeoman, was active in local politics and was a common councilman of Canterbury by 1529, Sheriff of Canterbury for 1529-30, an alderman by 1534, chamberlain from 1534 to 1537 and mayor of the city for 1538-39.[2]

He was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1539, during the reign of Henry VIII. [2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/starkey-john-1503-54
  2. ^ a b "STARKEY, John (by 1503-54), of Canterbury, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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