John Norman was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York on two occasions between 1523 and his death in 1525.
He is known to have conducted business in the Netherlands with his partner, Thomas Burton, who was also MP for the city at the same time as John.
[1] Among the civic offices he held in York were senior chamberlain (1512–13), sheriff (1514–1515) and alderman in 1517 and again between 1521 and his death.
His spells as alderman were controversial awhen his first attempt was thwarted by William Nelson and resulted in a riot.
[1][2] John married three times and had two sons, George and Anthony, and two daughters, Jane and Anne.