Complex sentence: John Gale (1516/17-54), of Crediton, Devon, was an English politician who served as MP for Totnes in 1545 and for Tavistock in 1547.
Split into simpler sentences: John Gale (1516/17-54), of Crediton, Devon, was an English politician. He was MP for Totnes in 1545 and for Tavistock in 1547.