Francis Barrell (c. 1627 – 10 September 1679) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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in 1679. Barrell was the son of a Kentish clergymanDavid Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley ''The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 2''
/ref> and became serjeant at law at Rochester.''The city and liberty of Rochester: The priory and cathedral church'', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 4 (1798), pp. 86-110 Date accessed: 12 November 2010
/ref> He was elected

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(MP) for

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on 16 August 1679 and held the seat until his death later in the year. Barrell was buried in Rochester Cathedral where a monument was erected for him and his wife. Barrell married Anne Somer, daughter of Richard Somer of Clifford's Inn. Anne died in 1707. Their son

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was also MP for Rochester.

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