Maurice Abbot

The Right Honourable Maurice Abbot MP
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
In office 1621–1622 Serving with John Lister
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	John Lister, Sir John Suckling
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
In office 1624–1625 Serving with John Lister
Preceded by	John Lister, Sir John Suckling
Succeeded by	John Lister, Lancelot Roper
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for City of London
In office 1626–1626 Serving with Sir Thomas Middleton, Heneage Finch, Robert Bateman
Preceded by	Sir Thomas Middleton, Heneage Finch, Robert Bateman, Martin Bond
Succeeded by	Thomas Moulson, Christopher Clitherow, Henry Waller, James Bunce
Lord Mayor of the City of London
In office 1638–1638
Preceded by	Sir Edward Bromfield
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Garraway
Personal details
Born	1565
Died	1642
Nationality	English

Sir Maurice Abbot (Morris) (1565–1642) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1638.

Abbot was the son of Maurice Abbot a cloth-worker of Guildford who died in 1606, and was the youngest brother of Archbishop George Abbot. He was an original member of the East India Company.^[1] He was involved in the settling of the colony in Virginia in 1624.

In 1621, Abbot was elected Member of Parliament for Hull. He was chosen as a replacement for another member at Hull in 1624 and was re-elected for the seat in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for City of London.^[2] He was appointed a Sheriff of London in 1628. He was appointed governor of the East India Company in 1633 , and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1638.^[3]

References

1. ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
2. ^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
3. ^ 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011

Parliament of England
Preceded by Unknown	Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1621–1622 With: John Lister	Succeeded by John Lister Sir John Suckling
Preceded by John Lister Sir John Suckling	Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1624–1625 With: John Lister	Succeeded by John Lister Lancelot Roper
Preceded by Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Robert Bateman Martin Bond	Member of Parliament for City of London 1626 With: Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Sir Robert Bateman	Succeeded by Thomas Moulson Christopher Clitherow Henry Waller James Bunce[disambiguation needed ]
Civic offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Bromfield	Lord Mayor of the City of London 1638	Succeeded by Sir Henry Garraway

Persondata
Name	Abbot, Maurice, Sir
Alternative names
Short description	British merchant and Lord Mayor of London, 1638
Date of birth	1565
Place of birth
Date of death	1642
Place of death

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