Maurice Abbot

Sir Maurice Abbot (Morris) (1565–1642) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1638.

Life

Abbot was the fifth and youngest son of Maurice Abbot, a cloth-worker of Guildford who died in 1606, and was the brother of Archbishop George Abbot and of Robert, who became Bishop of Salisbury. He was an original member of the East India Company. He was involved in the settling of the colony in Virginia in 1624.

In 1621, Abbot was elected Member of Parliament for Hull. He was chosen as a replacement for another member at Hull in 1624 and was re-elected for the seat in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for City of London. He was appointed a Sheriff of London in 1628. He was appointed governor of the East India Company in 1633, and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1638.

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir John Bourchier Richard Burgis	Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1621–1622 With: John Lister	Succeeded by John Lister Sir John Suckling
Preceded by John Lister Sir John Suckling	Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull 1624–1625 With: John Lister	Succeeded by John Lister Lancelot Roper
Preceded by Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Robert Bateman Martin Bond	Member of Parliament for City of London 1626 With: Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Sir Robert Bateman	Succeeded by Thomas Moulson Christopher Clitherow Henry Waller James Bunce
Civic offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Bromfield	Lord Mayor of London 1638	Succeeded by Sir Henry Garraway