John Mordaunt (MP)

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John Mordaunt (c. 1709–1767), British soldier and politician, was the second son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt and Frances Powlett.

He was a lieutenant colonel in the British Army. He married Mary Howe (d. 1749), the daughter of Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe, in November 1735, and later Elizabeth Hamilton, but left no children.[1]

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  1. ^ Mordaunt genealogy. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
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