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John Bennett (fl. 1586–1589)

English politician (16th century)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJan 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ6221566 ↗
Source-derived summary

John Bennett (fl. 1586–1589) was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Heytesbury in 1586 and Westbury in 1589.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “John Bennett (fl. 1586–1589)” as english politician (16th century). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around John, Bennett and English.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1586, 1589—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with John, Bennett and English providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6221566. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1586 and 1589.

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This entry incorporates text from “John Bennett (fl. 1586–1589)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.