Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet (2 October 1603 – 26 August 1663) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1642 and 1660.
Yonge was the son of Walter Yonge of Colyton and his wife Jane Peryan, daughter of Sir John Peryan.[1] Yonge was a well established merchant and was knighted on 15 September 1625.[2]
In 1642 Yonge was elected Member of Parliament for Plymouth, joining his father (who was already MP for Honiton) in the House of Commons. In December 1648 he was one of the members excluded in Pride's Purge, but returned in the Parliaments of the Protectorate, sitting for Honiton in 1654 and Devon in 1656.[3] In 1660, he was again chosen MP for Honiton in the Convention Parliament.[4]
After the Restoration, Yonge was created a baronet of Culliton on 26 September 1661. He died two years later at the age of 59.
Yonge married Elizabeth Strode and had two sons and a daughter. His son Walter succeeded to the baronetcy.[1]
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Waddon Robert Trelawney |
Member of Parliament for Plymouth with John Waddon 1642–1648 |
Succeeded by Seats left vacant after Pride's Purge |
| Preceded by Constituency not represented in the Barebones Parliament |
Member of Parliament for Honiton 1654–1655 |
Succeeded by Major Samuel Serle |
| Preceded by Thomas Saunders, Robert Rolle Arthur Upton, Thomas Reynell William Morice, John Hale William Bastard, William Fry Sir John Northcote, Henry Hatsell John Quick |
Member of Parliament for Devon with Thomas Saunders, Robert Rolle Arthur Upton, Thomas Reynell William Morice, John Hale Sir John Northcote, Captain Henry Hatsell Edmund Fowell, John Doddridge 1656–1658 |
Succeeded by Sir John Northcote Robert Rolle |
| Preceded by Samuel Serle Walter Yonge |
Member of Parliament for Honiton with Samuel Serle 1660–1661 |
Succeeded by Sir Courtenay Pole Peter Prideaux |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by new title |
Baronet (of Culliton) 1661–1663 |
Succeeded by Walter Yonge |