Hawley, John

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  • Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
  • Merchanting & trade, international & inland Privateering

Notes:

John Hawley, c1350-1408, was a leading merchant and privateer in the West Country, notably Dartmouth. Notorious for the brutality of his privateering and cargo seizures. Sometime MP, customs collector, mayor. His son, also John, c1384-1436, was also a merchant and privateer

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