biography
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| lived:
| (c.1530–1601)
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| biography:
| Glover and wool dealer, born in Snitterfield, near Stratford, Warwickshire, C England, UK. He married Mary, daughter of Robert Arden, a prosperous farmer of Wilmcote. Their eldest son and third child was William Shakespeare. After his apprenticeship, John Shakespeare set up a business in Stratford, was elected burgess in 1559, and six years later became an alderman. In 1568 he was made bailiff (mayor) of Stratford and a justice of the peace. His wool business failed (1576–7), and he was deprived of his alderman's gown, but in 1592 he was rescued by his son William, whose earnings in the London theatre were enough to restore the family's position. In 1596 John was awarded a coat of arms, and died a gentleman. |
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