John Affleck

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John Affleck (12 February 1710 – 17 February 1776) was a

House of Commons
between 1743 and 1761.

Dalham Hall, Suffolk

Affleck was the second and eldest surviving son of

Sir Edmund Affleck, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Westminster School (1722), Christ Church, Oxford (1727) and studied law at the Inner Temple (1728).[2]

In 1743, Affleck was returned as

In 1736 Affleck married Sarah Metcalfe, only daughter of James Metcalfe, and had by her 3 sons.[1] In 1764 he succeeded his father to Dalham Hall, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

References

  1. ^ a b Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. Vol. II (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 822.
  2. ^ a b "AFFLECK, John (1710-76), of Dalham Hall, Suff". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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