John Perry (ca. 1639 – 29 March 1732) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the

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between 1690 and 1705. Perry was a London merchant who had interests in the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

and the

Royal African Company The Royal African Company (RAC) was an English mercantile (trade, trading) company set up in 1660 by the royal House of Stuart, Stuart family and City of London merchants to trade along the West Africa, west coast of Africa. It was led by the J ...

. Perry was elected

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(MP) for New Shoreham in 1690 and held the seat until 1701 when he was defeated. He stood unsuccessfully in a second election in 1701 and was returned again for New Shoreham in 1702. He held the seat until 1705 when he was again defeated. Perry died 29 March 1732.

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1630s births 1732 deaths Year of birth uncertain English merchants People from Shoreham-by-Sea 18th-century English people British East India Company people English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1702–1705 Masters of the Worshipful Company of Brewers {{18thC-England-MP-stub