John Archer-Houblon

John Archer-Houblon (1 December 1773 – 31 May 1831) of Welford Park and Hallingbury Place was a British Member of Parliament.

Early life

Houblon was the eldest son of merchant Jacob Houblon and his wife Susannah Archer of Hallingbury Place in Great Hallingbury. His younger sisters were Maria Houblon (wife of Rev. Ambrose Alexander Cotton) and Letitia Houblon (wife of Frederic Louis von Feilitzsch). and sister to Lady Anne Fitzwilliam, the second wife of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Baron Godolphin, and William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam).

His paternal grandfather was Jacob Houblon, MP, and grandson of Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet, MP and Treasurer of the Chamber.

He was educated at Felsted School, Charterhouse School from 1784 to 1791, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1791.

Personal life

He married Mary Ann Bramston, the daughter of Thomas Berney Bramston of Skreens and sister of Thomas Gardiner Bramston, both MPs for Essex. Together, Mary Ann and John were the parents of ten sons and three daughters, including: