John Levesham
(d.1418) of Salisbury, Wilts
John Levesham (died 1418) was the member of the Parliament of England for Salisbury for the parliaments of 1401 and 1404. A clothes merchant by profession, he held multiple important roles. He was a church-warden in Salisbury (circa 1395) and was also a tax collector in Wiltshire (circa 1388) and Salisbury (circa 1393). He was also a member of the Convocation of Salisbury by 1409. He was the reeve of Salisbury from 1396 to 1397 and held mayoral responsibilities from 1414 to 1415.
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