John Holcroft

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John Holcroft (died 1656) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1648. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

In April 1640, Holcroft was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool in the Short Parliament. [1] He was Mayor of Liverpool in 1644. [2] In 1646 he was elected MP for Wigan in the Long Parliament [1] and sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge. He was mayor of Liverpool again in 1657. [2]

Holcroft married Margaret Heywood. His daughter Maria married Thomas Blood who stole the Crown Jewels. [3] His grandson was Holcroft Blood, an artillery commander under the Duke of Marlborough.

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References

  1. 1 2 Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp.  229–239.
  2. 1 2 List of Mayors of Liverpool Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Brian Blood and the Blood family
Parliament of England
Vacant Member of Parliament for Liverpool
1640
With: James Lord Cranfield
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wigan
Alexander Rigby
With: 1646–1648
Succeeded by