John Strutt

John Strutt (; 1727 – 8 March 1816) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790.

Strutt was the only son of Joseph Strutt of Moulsham Mill House, Essex and his wife, Mary, daughter of Robert Young of Little Dunmow. He was baptised in November 1727 at Chelmsford. He was educated at Felsted School from 1740 to 1744. His father was a miller and he was apprenticed to another miller, John Strutt of Maldon (no known relation).

He married Anne Goodday, daughter of Rev. William Goodday, rector of Strelley, Nottinghamshire on 27 July 1756. In 1758, he inherited property at Terling on the death of an uncle. He purchased the manor of Terling from Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh and the adjacent estate in 1761 and built Terling Place from 1772.

His sister, Elizabeth, married Foote Gower, of Chelmsford. He was elected a Fellow of his college in 1750.

Honours On 30 Nov. Bamber Gascoyne wrote to him: "As soon as the election is over you will kiss the King’s hand. Sir John is the word and your patent will be made for baronetage at the general election." But there is no evidence of Strutt having wished for honours (that he was no snob is shown by his first, somewhat negative, reaction, in 1788, to his son's engagement to a daughter of the Duke of Leinster).