Sir John Duke, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Duke, 2nd Baronet (3 January 1632 - July 1705 ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1679 and 1698.
Duke was the son of Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet
of Benhall
, Suffolk and his wife Ellenor Panton, daughter of John Panton of Westminster and of Brunslip, Denbighshire. His father had been MP for Orford. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, and travelled abroard in 1657. He was commissioner for assessment for Suffolk from 1661 to 1680 and became a Deputy Lieutenant
and J.P.
for Suffolk in 1671. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1673. He was commissioner for recusants in 1675 and mayor of Orford from 1677 to 1678.
In February 1679, Duke was elected Member of Parliament
for Orford
. He held the seat until 1685. From 1679 to 1680 he was commissioner for assessment for Orford. In 1685 he was removed from the Suffolk bench and decided not to stand for parliament again. In 1688 from June to October he was an alderman of Dunwich and from 1689 to 1690 was commissioner for assssment for Suffolk and Orford. He also became J.P. again in 1689. He was re-elected MP for Orford in 1689 and held the seat until 1690. He was re-elected MP for Orford in 1697 and held the seat until 1698.
Duke died in 1705 aged 73 and was buried at Benhall on 24 July.
Duke married Elizabeth Duke, daughter of Edward Duke MD FRCP. His son Edward succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Orford.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
variously between 1679 and 1698.
Duke was the son of Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet ((c1604 - 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640.Duke was the son of Ambrose Duke of Benhall and his wife Elizabeth Calthrop, daughter of Bartholemew Calthrop of...
of Benhall
Benhall
Benhall is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England. Located to the south of Saxmundham, in 2007 its population was estimated to be 560....
, Suffolk and his wife Ellenor Panton, daughter of John Panton of Westminster and of Brunslip, Denbighshire. His father had been MP for Orford. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, and travelled abroard in 1657. He was commissioner for assessment for Suffolk from 1661 to 1680 and became a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Suffolk in 1671. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1673. He was commissioner for recusants in 1675 and mayor of Orford from 1677 to 1678.
In February 1679, Duke was elected 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,...
for Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
. He held the seat until 1685. From 1679 to 1680 he was commissioner for assessment for Orford. In 1685 he was removed from the Suffolk bench and decided not to stand for parliament again. In 1688 from June to October he was an alderman of Dunwich and from 1689 to 1690 was commissioner for assssment for Suffolk and Orford. He also became J.P. again in 1689. He was re-elected MP for Orford in 1689 and held the seat until 1690. He was re-elected MP for Orford in 1697 and held the seat until 1698.
Duke died in 1705 aged 73 and was buried at Benhall on 24 July.
Duke married Elizabeth Duke, daughter of Edward Duke MD FRCP. His son Edward succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Orford.