John Francklyn (c. 1564 – 1645) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1644. Francklyn was of Wiltshire. He matriculated at

Magdalen Hall, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The colleg ...

on 18 May 1582, aged 18. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Flooke-Fyrmin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 510-541. Date accessed: 16 May 2011
/ref> In November 1640, Francklyn was elected

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for

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in the

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. He sat until his death in 1645.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Francklyn, John 1560s births 1645 deaths English MPs 1640–1648 Alumni of Magdalen Hall, Oxford Year of birth uncertain Politicians from Wiltshire