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John Travers (MP)

English politician of the 14th century

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ25184235 ↗
Source-derived summary

John Travers (fl. 1307) was an English politician.

He was a member (MP) of the parliament of England for Lancashire in January 1307.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “John Travers (MP)” as english politician of the 14th century. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1307—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1201. The account is most persuasive where John, Travers and English can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as english politician of the 14th century. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25184235. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1307.

Critical limits

Later biographies can compress uncertainty and repeat inherited reputations, so apparently settled claims may still require comparison. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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This entry incorporates text from “John Travers (MP)” 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.