Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet (21 August 1619 – 8 August 1672)[1] was an English politician.
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Born at Littlecote House in Wiltshire, he was the son of Sir William Borlase and his wife Amy Popham, daughter of Sir Francis Popham.[2] Borlase was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, where he was matriculated on 30 April 1635.[2] He was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in the following year.[2]
Borlase was representative for Great Marlow in the Short Parliament of 1640.[3] His re-election to the Long Parliament however was declared void after a dispute.[3] Instead Borlase was returned for Corfe Castle in 1641, being disbarred from sitting for his Royalist tendencies in 1644.[3] In 1645, he was imprisoned by order of Oliver Cromwell, but released for a fine of 2400 £ a year later.[4] After the Restoration, Borlase represented Wycombe from 1661 until his death in 1672.[5] On 4 May 1642, he was created a Baronet, of Bockmer, in the County of Buckingham.[6]
On 4 December 1637, he married Alice Bancks, daughter of Sir John Bancks, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, at St Giles in the Fields in London.[2] They had seven children, six daughters and one son.[2] Borlase died, aged 52 in Bockmer in Buckinghamshire and was buried in Little Marlow four days later.[2] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son John.[7]
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Edmund Petty Richard Browne |
Member of
Parliament for Wycombe 1661 – 1672 With: Sir Edmund Pye, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir John Borlase, Bt Sir Edmund Pye, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Bockmer) 1642 – 1672 |
Succeeded by John Borlase |
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