John Clavell
English Member of Parliament (1541-1609)
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| Intro | English Member of Parliament (1541-1609) | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 2 May 1541 | |
| Death | 5 January 1609 (aged 67 years) |
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John Clavell (1601–1643) was a highwayman, author, lawyer, and doctor. He is known for his poem A Recantation of an Ill Led Life, and his play The Soddered Citizen. His life is mainly split into two parts: his early life in England, where he grew up, lived as a highwayman, and started his reformation, and the latter part of his life in England and Ireland where he was a lawyer and physician.