John Freke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 between 1614 and 1624.

Freke was the son of Thomas Freke

Thomas Freke

Sir Thomas Freke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1626....

 of Iwerne Courtney, Dorset. He matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford on 31 October 1605, aged 14. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1600. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Wareham

Wareham (UK Parliament constituency)

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. In 1621 he was elected MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis

Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and...

. He was re-elected MP for Weymouth in 1624.