John Shakespeare
English public official
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relation to William Shakespeare
- In William Shakespeare: Early life in Stratford
His father, John Shakespeare, was a burgess of the borough, who in 1565 was chosen an alderman and in 1568 bailiff (the position corresponding to mayor, before the grant of a further charter to Stratford in 1664). He was engaged in various kinds of trade and appears…
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