Philip Holman was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  in 1659.

Holman was a scrivener of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers

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. He acquired property at Warkworth, Northamptonshire

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 from the Chetwood family and rebuilt part of the manor house. He became High Sheriff of Northamptonshire

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 in 1638.In 1651 he was elected alderman f the City of London

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 for Walbrook ward and was also elected Sheriff of London.

In 1659, Holman was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Northamptonshire

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 in the Third Protectorate Parliament

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Holman died at the age of 76 and was buried in the church at Warkworth.

Holman was the father of Sir John Holman, 1st Baronet.