John Holcroft

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John Holcroft (died 1656) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1648. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

In April 1640, Holcroft was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool in the Short Parliament.^[1] He was Mayor of Liverpool in 1644 .^[2] In 1646 he was elected MP for Wigan in the Long Parliament^[1] and sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge. He was mayor of Liverpool again in 1657.^[2]

Holcroft married Margaret Heywood. His daughter Maria married Thomas Blood who stole the Crown Jewels.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 .... London. pp. 229–239.
↑ 2.0 2.1 List of Mayors of Liverpool
↑ Brian Blood and the Blood family

Parliament of England
Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629	Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1640 With: James Lord Cranfield	Succeeded by Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet John Moore
Preceded by Orlando Bridgeman Alexander Rigby	Member of Parliament for Wigan Alexander Rigby With: 1646 - 1648	Succeeded by Alexander Rigby

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Name	Holcroft, John
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Short description	English politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1656
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