Sir Edward Master(s) (2 August 1610 – 22 January 1691) of Canterbury, Kent was an English politician who sat in theHouse of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679.
He was the son of Giles Master of Henshurst, Woodchurch, Kent.[1]
Master(s) wasHigh Sheriff of Kent for 1639–40.[2]
In April 1640, he was electedMember of Parliament forCanterbury for theShort Parliament. In November 1640, he was re-elected MP for Canterbury in theLong Parliament and remained until 1653, survivingPride's Purge.[3] He was elected MP for Canterbury in 1661 and sat until 1679 in theCavalier Parliament.[4] He was knighted in 1660.
Master(s) died aged 80 and was buried with a memorial at St Paul's Church, Canterbury.[5] He had married in 1635, Dorcas, the daughter of SirHugh Hamersley, Lord Mayor of London 1627–8, and had many children, including at least 4 sons.[1]
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| Vacant | Member of Parliament forCanterbury 1640–1653 With:John Nutt | Not represented inBarebones Parliament |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCanterbury 1661–1679 With:Francis Lovelace (1661–1664) Thomas Hardres (1664–1679) | Succeeded by |
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