John Proby (d. 1710)
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John Proby (16 January 1639-14 November 1710), was a British Member of Parliament.
Proby was the son of Sir Heneage Proby and his wife Ellen (née Allen). Sir Peter Proby, Lord Mayor of London in 1652, was his grandfather and Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet, his brother. He was a barrister and also represented Huntingdonshire in the House of Commons from 1693 to 1695, 1698 to 1702 and 1708 to 1710. Proby married Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet, and died in November 1710, aged 71. His kinsman and namesake John Proby, ancestor of the Earls of Carysfort, was the grandson of his first cousin Charles Proby.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Montagu John Dryden |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire with John Dryden 1693–1695 |
Succeeded by Heneage Montagu Anthony Hammond |
| Preceded by Anthony Hammond Robert Apreece |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire with Robert Throckmorton 1698–1699 John Dryden 1699–1702 1698–1702 |
Succeeded by John Dryden William Naylor |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by John Dryden John Pocklington |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire with John Pocklington 1708–1710 |
Succeeded by John Pocklington Sir John Cotton |
