About John Backwell
Lived 1654 – 1708 (aged 53). John Backwell was a politician.
John Backwell (20 April 1654 – 15 April 1708) was an English politician, the son of the financier Edward Backwell.
In 1678, he married Elizabeth Tyringham, only daughter of Sir William Tyringham, by whom he had a son, Tyringham Backwell. He inherited his father-in-law's estates in Buckinghamshire, and was twice returned for Member for Wendover. With his father, he was appointed comptroller of customs in the port of London in 1671.
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English politician (1654-1708)
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John Backwell was born on 20 April 1654.
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John Backwell died on 15 April 1708.
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John Backwell was a politician.
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