John Stanford (1537–1603) was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Stanford, Mayor of Leicester.
He was made a Freeman of Leicester in 1558, chamberlain in 1565, coroner in 1573–74 and mayor in 1576–77 and 1592–93.
He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leicester in 1572 and 1593.
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