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About John Rolle
Sir John Rolle, KB, of Stevenstone, Devon, was an English landowner, Sheriff of Devon in 1682 and MP for Barnstaple (1660) and for Devon (1661–1679). The Travel Journal of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723) states of him: "This gentleman is one of the richest in the country, having an estate of six thousand pounds sterling per annum, besides a considerable property in ready money".
Everything about John Rolle →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the April 1660 Parliament, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament, High Sheriff of Devon
- Born
- 1626
- Died
- 1706