John Wandesford facts for kids

John Wandesford (1593–1665) of Kirklington, Yorkshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1665.

Wandesford was the 2nd son of Sir George Wandesford of Kirklington and his wife Catherine Hansby of Beverley. He was the brother of Christopher Wandesford. He was educated at Cambridge University and admitted to study law at Gray's Inn on 28 February 1613.

In April 1624, Wandesford was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond, after which he was appointed consul in Aleppo. He was later elected to represent Hythe in the Short Parliament of 1640. A Royalist, he spent the Interregnum in exile in Paris, but after the Restoration of the Monarchy was finally elected again for Richmond, sitting in the Cavalier Parliament from 1662 until his death.

He died unmarried and was buried at St Andrews, Holborn on 21 Jan. 1665