John Affleck (12 February 1710 – 17 February 1776) was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1743 and 1761.

Dalham Hall, Suffolk

Affleck was the second and eldest surviving son of Gilbert Affleck of Dalham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Anna Dolben, daughter of John Dolben.[1] His younger brother was Sir Edmund Affleck, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Westminster School (1722), Christ Church, Oxford (1727) and studied law at the Inner Temple (1728).[2]

In 1743, Affleck was returned as Member of Parliament for Suffolk representing the constituency until 1761. Between 1767 and 1768, he sat also as Member of Parliament (MP) for Amersham.[2]

In 1736 Affleck married Sarah Metcalfe, only daughter of James Metcalfe, and had by her 3 sons.[1] In 1764 he succeeded his father to Dalham Hall, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

References

  1. ^ a b Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. Vol. II (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 822.
  2. ^ a b "AFFLECK, John (1710-76), of Dalham Hall, Suff". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir Cordell FirebraceSir Jermyn Davers Member of Parliament for Suffolk 1743–1761 With: Sir Cordell Firebrace 1743–1759Rowland Holt 1759–1761 Succeeded byRowland HoltSir Charles Bunbury Preceded byBenet GarrardWilliam Drake, Sr Member of Parliament for Amersham 1767–1768 With: William Drake, Sr Succeeded byWilliam Drake, JrWilliam Drake, Sr


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