John Borlase

John Borlase (c 1527-1593) was an English landowner who represented Buckinghamshire in the House of Commons in 1586-7.

He was the eldest son of Edward Borlase (d. 1544), a London merchant, and his third wife Petronell/Parnell (d. 1564), daughter and co-heir of Sir John Baldwin, Chief Justice of Common Pleas. Through his mother he inherited a substantial estate in Buckinghamshire, which he subsequently extended by purchase

John and Anne had one son William Borlase (died 1629) and several daughters,

John died in May 1593 and was buried at Little Marlow. He was survived by his wife, who he left well provided.