John Marsham 1602-1685

Sir John MARSHAM 1602-85

Biographical Note

Of Whome’s Place, Cuxton, Kent; MP, clerk in chancery, antiquary. Noted as a respected scholar.

Characteristic Markings

Known to have used two bookplates.

Sources

• Black, Shirley Burgoyne. "Marsham, Sir John, first baronet (1602–1685), antiquary." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
• Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903, 19825.
• Lee, B. N. British bookplates: a pictorial history. Newton Abbot, 1979, 8.