Name John Melton Died 1640 | Role English Politician | |
Books Astrolagaster: Or The Figvre-Caster | ||
Sir John Melton (died 1640) was an English merchant, writer and politician.
Melton was appointed Secretary to the Council of the North in 1635, by Charles I of England. He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the year of his death; it is unknown whether he has a connection to the Melton line of Aston, several members of which held the position of Lord Lucy.
Melton's works include A Six-Folde Politician (1609), and the satirical play Astrologaster (1620), against astrologers.
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