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Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet

1590 – 1673

Member of Parliament of England

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Lived 1590 – 1673 (aged 82–83). Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet was a politician.

Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet (c. 1592–1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648 and in 1660.

Potts was the son of John Potts and his wife Ann Dodge, daughter of John Dodge. In November 1640, Potts was elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the Long Parliament. He was knighted on 9 August 1641 and created baronet of Mannington in the County of Norfolk, on 14 August 1641.

Potts "was obliged to marry a daughter of — Goodsill, esq. a favourite at court, with a small fortune", according to a writer in the time of the Court of Wards, and had three daughters. He married secondly Ursula Spelman widow and a daughter of Sir John Willoughby of Risley, Derbyshire. They had three sons John, Francis and Charles and a daughter Ursula.

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Born
1590
Birth century
Died
1673
Occupation
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1640-42 Parliament, Member of the April 1660 Parliament, Member of the 1642-48 Parliament

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet?

Member of Parliament of England

When was Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet born?

Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet was born in 1590.

When did Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet die?

Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet died in 1673.

What was Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikidata: Q7528009

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