Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire.
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11 Facts About John Bussy
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John Bussy was Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398, during which he supported the policies of king Richard II.
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John Bussy was most famous for orchestrating the abdication of parliament's power to an eighteen-man subcommittee in order to concentrate power in the hands of the king's supporters.
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John Bussy was the son of Sir William Bussy and Isabel Paynell, the daughter of John Paynell.
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John Bussy married twice; firstly in 1382 to Maud, daughter of Sir Philip de Neville and secondly in 1386 to Mary, widow of Ralph Daubeney.
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John Bussy worked for the Duke until 1397 but had by then entered the service of Richard II.
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John Bussy became notorious for his gross flattery of the king.
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John Bussy was elected speaker of Parliament three times, first in 1394, probably in 1395 and later by the two parliaments convened in 1397.
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John Bussy forced the parliament to delegate all its authority to a committee of which he was a member.
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