John Wallis (c.1567–1633) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624.
Wallis was a merchant of King's Lynn and is recorded in 1601 as purchasing a boat for £80. He became mayor of King's Lynn in 1622 after Thomas Snelling the holder of the office died.Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Mayors during the reign of King James I In 1624 he was re-elected MP for King's Lynn. Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239 He was mayor of King's Lynn again in 1631.Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Mayors during the reign of King Charles I
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