John Hawley (died 1408)

Monumental brass of John Hawley (d.1408) in St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth. He is dressed as a fully-armed knight, flanked by his two wives
Arms of Hawley: Argent, three hunting horns and a broad arrow sable in pale feathers and head or[1]

John Hawley (c. 1340[2]/50[3]–30 December 1408) (aliter "Hauley" and called "the elder"[3]) of Dartmouth in Devon, was a wealthy ship owner who served fourteen times as Mayor of Dartmouth and was elected four times as a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth. He is reputed to have been the inspiration for Chaucer's "schipman".[2][4] His magnificent monumental brass survives in St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth.

  1. ^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.486. See image of painted arms (in Dartmouth Church ?)[1]
  2. ^ a b "John Hawley of Dartmouth".
  3. ^ a b Susan Rose, ‘Hawley, John, the elder (c.1350–1408)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 5 Aug 2010
  4. ^ Woodger, L.S., biography of John Hawley (d.1408) published in History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993