Sir John Franklyn (or Francklin; 22 April 1600 – 24 March 1648) of

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, Middlesex was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1625 and 1648. Franklyn was the son of Richard Franklyn and his wife Frances Roberts, daughter of Francis Roberts of Willesden. He was knighted on 2 October 1614. In 1625, Franklyn was elected

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for

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. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Middlesex in the Short Parliament and re-elected in November 1640 for the

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. He died in 1648 and was buried in the church of St Mary Willesden, where his monument in black and white marble was the work of Sir John Colt.St Mary Willesden - Monuments
/ref> He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of George Purefoy of Wadley, Berkshire, with whom he had 10 sons (3 of whom predeceased him) and 7 daughters (of whom 1 predeceased him). Their son Richard Franklin, MP was created a baronet.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklyn, John 1600 births 1648 deaths English MPs 1625 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648