John Blanch (c. 1649 – 10 July 1725), of Wotton Court, near Gloucester and Eastington,[1] Gloucestershire, was a clothier and English politician.

Family

His parentage is unknown. His first wife was Mary (d. 1686), daughter of Richard Cambridge of Woodchester, clothier, by whom he had a daughter Mary.[2] In 1688 he married Hannah, the daughter of William Mew, rector of Eastington.[3] His daughter Mary married Thomas Horton.[4]

Career

He was a vociferous advocate for the local cloth trade, lobbying politicians and publishing a pamphlet The Interest of England Consider'd in an Essay Upon Wool (1694).[5] He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Gloucester from 1710 to 1713.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gloucester: Outlying hamlets". British History Online. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Frith, Brian, ed. (1990). Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections of Ralph Bigland Part 2. p. 562.
  3. ↑ Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar-general of the Archbishop of Canterbury: July 1687 to June 1694. 1890. p. 42.
  4. ↑ VCH Gloucestershire Volume 4 Gloucester: Outlying hamlets. 1988. pp. 398–9.
  5. 1 2 "BLANCH, John (c.1649-1725), of Wotton Court, nr. Gloucester and Eastington, Glos". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 April 2016.


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