John Affleck

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John Affleck (12 February 1710 – 17 February 1776)^[1] was a British Tory politician.

He was the second and oldest surviving son of Gilbert Affleck and his wife Anna Dolben, daughter of John Dolben.^[2] His younger brother was Sir Edmund Affleck, 1st Baronet.^[3] In 1743, he entered the British House of Commons for Suffolk representing the constituency until 1761.^[1] Between 1767 and 1768, he sat also as Member of Parliament (MP) for Amersham.^[4]

He married Sarah Metcalfe, only daughter of James Metcalfe, and had by her a son.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Suffolk". 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.
↑ "ThePeerage - John Affleck". Retrieved 26 February 2007.
↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Amersham". Retrieved 18 June 2009.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Cordell Firebrace Sir Jermyn Davers	Member of Parliament for Suffolk 1743–1761 With: Sir Cordell Firebrace 1743–1759 Rowland Holt 1759–1761	Succeeded by Rowland Holt Sir Charles Bunbury
Preceded by Benet Garrard William Drake, Sr	Member of Parliament for Amersham 1767–1768 With: William Drake, Sr	Succeeded by William Drake, Jr William Drake, Sr

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Name	Affleck, John
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	12 February 1710
Place of birth
Date of death	17 February 1776
Place of death

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