John Nash (1590–1661) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.
[2] During the Civil War, he commanded a troop of horse in the Parliamentary army.
He was on the Assessment Committee for Worcestershire in 1644 and was excluded from parliament under Pride's Purge in 1648.
[1] Nash died at the age of 72 and was buried at St Helen's Worcester where there is a monument.
He founded the charity known as Nash's Hospital and left charitable legacies for apprentices and for helping young men set up businesses.