John Proby (died 1710)
John Proby MP (16 January 1639 – 14 November 1710) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain variously between 1693 and 1710.
Proby was the son of Sir Heneage Proby and his wife Ellen Allen daughter of Edward Allen, of Finchley, Middlesex. He was the grandson of Sir Peter Proby, Lord Mayor of London in 1622, and brother of Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet.[1] He was a barrister.
In 1693 Proby was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire until 1695. He was re-elected in 1698 and sat until 1702 and was re-elected in 1708 and sat until 1710.[2]
Proby died in November 1710, aged 71.
Proby married Jane Cust, daughter of Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet. His kinsman and namesake John Proby, ancestor of the Earls of Carysfort, was the grandson of his first cousin Charles Proby.[1] |
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| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Montagu John Dryden |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1693–1695 With: John Dryden |
Succeeded by Heneage Montagu Anthony Hammond |
| Preceded by Anthony Hammond Robert Apreece |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1698–1702 With: Robert Throckmorton 1698–1699 John Dryden 1699–1702 |
Succeeded by John Dryden William Naylor |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by John Dryden John Pocklington |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1708–1710 With: John Pocklington |
Succeeded by John Pocklington Sir John Cotton |