John Bond (11 May 1717 – 30 May 1784) was a British barrister and politician. Creech Grange - geograph

He was the eldest son of John Bond of

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, Dorset and educated in the law at the

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and

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. He was

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in 1740. He succeeded his father at Tyneham in 1744 and his uncle Denis Bond at

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, Dorset in 1747. These estates carried with them influence in local politics: in 1747, he was chosen

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of nearby Wareham, an office he held until his death, and in the

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of that year, he was returned to Parliament for the borough of

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. On 17 July 1749, he married Mary, the daughter of Edmund Dummer of

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and stepdaughter of his uncle Denis. They had five sons and two daughters, including

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and

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. In 1756, he was appointed recorder of Dorchester, holding office until 1781. He continued to be returned for Corfe Castle, where he kept up an agreement with the Bankes family, who owned substantial property within the borough, to return one member on each of their interests. For unknown reasons, he did not stand at the 1761 election, and returned Viscount Malpas on his interest instead. Malpas died in 1764, and Bond had himself returned at the ensuing by-election. An independent supporter of Government, little is known of his political convictions or activity in the House. On 18 July 1772, Bond was appointed recorder of Poole, an office he held until his death. He stood down from Parliament in the 1780 election in favour of his eldest living son,

. Bond died on 30 May 1784 and was succeeded to Creech Grange by his son John. His obituary noted his studies of classical authors and of British constitutional law, and his recreation of making improvements to his estate.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, John 1717 births 1784 deaths Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780