Gilbert Affleck

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Gilbert Affleck (c. 1684 – 12 November 1764)^[1] was a British politician.

He was the son of John Affleck and his wife Neeltice, daughter of Gilbert Schape.^[2] Affleck entered the British House of Commons as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge in 1722, representing the constituency until 1727 and again from 1737 to 1741.^[1]

On 3 November 1705, he married Anna Dolben, daughter of John Dolben, at Westminster Abbey in London.^[3] They had twelve sons and six daughters.^[2] His second and oldest surviving son John sat also in the Parliament of Great Britain, while his tenth son Edmund was a rear-admiral in the Royal Navy.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Cambridge". Retrieved 18 June 2009.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. II (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 822.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "ThePeerage - Gilbert Affleck". Retrieved 26 February 2007.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Thomas Bacon Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt	Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1722–1727 With: Thomas Bacon	Succeeded by Thomas Bacon Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt
Preceded by Thomas Bacon Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt	Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1737–1741 With: Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt	Succeeded by Viscount Dupplin James Martin

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Name	Affleck, Gilbert
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth
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Date of death	1764
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