Joseph Offley (died 1721), of the
Middle Temple
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,
London
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, was an English Member of Parliament.
He was a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
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for
Rye
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1698 to 19 December 1702.
[https://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/offley-joseph-1721]
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17th-century births
1721 deaths
Year of birth missing
Members of the Middle Temple
17th-century English people
18th-century English people
People of the Stuart period
People from Rye, East Sussex
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