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John Sydenham, of Somerset, was MP for the Bridgwater constituency of the parliament of England six times between 1377 and 1397. He was recorded as a tax collector in Somerset in 1382, 1392 and 1401. During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 his manor house at Sydenham, near Bridgwater was ransacked and goods to the value of £100 stolen. His daughter Ida married Robert Boson, who was MP for Bridgwater in the 1393 parliament.

References

1. ^ Woodger, L. S. (1993). "Sydenham, John". In Clark, Linda; Rawcliffe, Carole; Roskell, J. S. (eds.). The House of Commons 1386–1421. The History of Parliament Trust.
2. Anthony Emery: Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales 1300-1500, vol 2, p18
3. The Ancient Borough of Bridgwater, on forgottenbooks.com, p100

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