John Perry (MP) explained

John Perry (ca. 1639 – 29 March 1732) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1690 and 1705.

Perry was a London merchant who had interests in the East India Company and the Royal African Company.[1]

Perry was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham in 1690 and held the seat until 1701 when he was defeated. He stood unsuccessfully in a second election in 1701 and was returned again for New Shoreham in 1702. He held the seat until 1705 when he was again defeated.

Perry died 29 March 1732.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=hrgAVrbHM2kC&dq=%22John+Perry%22+Shoreham&pg=PA613 David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 1