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

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politician who sat in the

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between 1743 and 1761. Dalham Hall - geograph

Affleck was the second and eldest surviving son of Gilbert Affleck of Dalham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Anna Dolben, daughter of John Dolben. His younger brother was Sir Edmund Affleck, 1st Baronet. He was educated at

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(1722),

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(1727) and studied law at the

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(1728). In 1743, Affleck was returned as

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for

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representing the constituency until 1761. Between 1767 and 1768, he sat also as

(MP) for

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. In 1736 Affleck married Sarah Metcalfe, only daughter of James Metcalfe, and had by her 3 sons. In 1764 he succeeded his father to

Dalham Hall Dalham Hall is a country house and estate, located in the village of Dalham, Suffolk, near Newmarket, and west of Bury St Edmunds. Owners of the Dalham estate have included: *c.1050-1240 Peche Family *1240-1320 English Crown Estate (from 1 ...

, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

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1710 births 1776 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Tory MPs (pre-1834) British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub