John Dunch (1630–1668) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1654 and 1659. John was the second son of

Samuel Dunch Samuel Dunch (1593–1668) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1653. Dunch was the son of Edmund Dunch of Little Wittenham in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 11 Nov ...

of Pusey in

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(now

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) and his wife, Dulcibella, the daughter of Sir John Moore of

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in Berkshire. He was the brother-in-law of the wife of

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of England, Scotland and Ireland. He lived in Pusey and also at

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. In 1654, he was elected

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for

in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Berkshire in 1656 for the

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and again in 1659 for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunch, John 1630 births 1668 deaths People from Test Valley People from Vale of White Horse (district) Members of the Parliament of England for Berkshire English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659