Sir John Borlase, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Borlase, 2nd Baronet (1642 – 1 February 1689) was an English
politician.
Born in Bockmer in Buckinghamshire
, he was the son of Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet
and Alice Bancks, daughter of Sir John Bancks
, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. His nephew was Borlase Warren. Borlase was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1658. In 1672, he succeeded his father as baronet. A year later, Borlase entered the English House of Commons as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Wycombe
, representing the constituency until 1681. From 1685 until his death in 1689, he was also returned for Great Marlow
.
Borlase died unmarried and was buried in Stratton Audley
in Oxfordshire
. With his death the baronetcy became extinct.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician.
Born in Bockmer in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, he was the son of Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet
Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet
Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet 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:...
and Alice Bancks, daughter of Sir John Bancks
John Bancks
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, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. His nephew was Borlase Warren. Borlase was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1658. In 1672, he succeeded his father as baronet. A year later, Borlase entered the English House of Commons as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
, representing the constituency until 1681. From 1685 until his death in 1689, he was also returned for Great Marlow
Great Marlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:In the...
.
Borlase died unmarried and was buried in Stratton Audley
Stratton Audley
Stratton Audley is a village and civil parish northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-Manor:The Domesday Book of 1086 records that Robert D'Oyly held five hides of land at Stratton. Like many D'Oyly manors, Stratton later became part of the Honour of Wallingford...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. With his death the baronetcy became extinct.