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John Shakespeare (1531-1601) was William Shakespeare's father. He and his wife Mary Arden Shakespeare had 8 children, five of whom survived to adulthood. Their oldest son, William, was born in 1564. John was a glover and whittawer, which is a worker in fine leather, in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. He held several municipal positions in the town, but later in life appears to have been down on his luck and gave them up.

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