John Folliott or Ffolliott (1696 – 12 January 1765) was an Irish politician. John Folliott was the son of Francis Folliott of

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and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir James Cuffe. He sat in the

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for Donegal from 1730 to 1760, and for

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from 1761 until his death.Edith Mary Johnston-Liik, ''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800'' (2006
p. 89
By his wife Frances Goodwin he had several children, including the eldest son Francis, who was the grandfather of

John Ffolliott John Ffolliott (28 December 1798 – 11 February 1868) was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament. Biography He was the eldest son of John Ffolliott of Hollybrook House, County Sligo, by his wife Frances, sister of Sir William Jackson Homa ...

. Sir Bernard Burke, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland'', volume I (1871
p. 450

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1696 births 1765 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub