John Blanch Explained

John Blanch (– 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.

Notes and References

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