John Duncombe (Yarmouth MP)
John Duncombe may refer to: *John Duncombe (Bury St Edmunds MP) (1622–1687), English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer *John Duncombe (writer) (1729–1786), Church of England clergyman and writer * John Duncombe (Yarmouth MP), represented Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two members of ...

John Duncombe (Bury St Edmunds MP)
Sir John Duncombe (1622 – 4 March 1687) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1672 and 1676. Duncombe was the son of William Duncombe of Battlesden and his wife Elizabeth Poyntz, daughter of Sir John Poyntz of South Ockendon, Essex and was baptised on 29 July 1622. He was educated at Eton College and Christ's College, Cambridge. He was knighted in 1648. In 1660, Duncombe was elected Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Bury St Edmunds in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Ch ... from 22 November 1672 to 2 May 1676. References 1622 births 1687 ...
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John Duncombe (writer)
John Duncombe (29 September 1729 – 19 January 1786) was an English clergyman and writer. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow. He contributed to the ''Gentleman's Magazine'' under the pseudonym Crito, was a well-known poet, and wrote in 1754 a celebration of British women poets, '' The Feminead''. He was married to the poet Susanna Duncombe (née Highmore). Life Duncombe was born in London on 29 September 1729, the only child of the author and playwright William Duncombe and his wife Elizabeth Hughes. He was educated at two schools in Essex, before entering, on 1 July 1745, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B.A. in 1748 and M.A. in 1752. He was later elected a fellow of his college, and in 1753 was ordained at Kew Chapel by John Thomas, the bishop of Peterborough. On the recommendation of Archbishop Thomas Herring, he was appointed to the curacy of Sundridge in Kent. Duncombe subsequently became assistant-preacher ...
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John Duncombe (Yarmouth MP)
John Duncombe may refer to: *John Duncombe (Bury St Edmunds MP) (1622–1687), English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer *John Duncombe (writer) (1729–1786), Church of England clergyman and writer * John Duncombe (Yarmouth MP), represented Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two members of ...