Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet

Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet (21 August 1619 – 8 August 1672) of Bockmer, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.

Background

Borlase was born at the Popham family seat of Littlecote House, Wiltshire, the eldest son of Sir William Borlase and his wife Amy Popham, daughter of Sir Francis Popham. William Borlase MP his younger brother.

He was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, where he matriculated on 30 April 1635. He was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in the following year.

Career In April 1640, Borlase was elected Member of Parliament for Great Marlow in the Short Parliament. He was disabled from sitting for his Royalist tendencies in 1644.

After the Restoration, Borlase represented Wycombe in the Cavalier Parliament from 1661 until his death in 1672. John had no issue, and on his death, his estates passed to his nephew, Borlase Warren, the son of his sister Anne.