John Melton

Sir John Melton (died 1640) was an English merchant, writer and politician.

Monument to Sir John Melton in All Hallows Church, Tottenham

Melton was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North in 1635, by Charles I of England.^[1] He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death; it is unknown whether he has a connection to the Melton line of Aston, several members of which held the position of Lord Lucy.^[2]

Melton's works include A Six-Folde Politician (1609), and the satirical play Astrologaster (1620), against astrologers.

Sources

• "Melton, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Notes

1. This made him keeper of the Great Seal for the North of England]. The same page gives family details: He was thrice married, first to Elizabeth, relict of Sir Ferdinando Heyborne, by whom he had four children (of which Francis and Elizabeth survived him); his second wife was Catherine, daughter of Alan Currance, Esq. by whom he had three sons and one daughter, all surviving at his death; his last wife and relict was Margaret, widow of Samuel Aldersey, Esq. From: Tottenham, The Environs of London: volume 3: County of Middlesex (1795). Retrieved 10 January 2007.
2. Roskell, J.S. "The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421". The History of Parliament. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 February 2015.