John Masterman (1781–23 January 1862) was a banker, director and British

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politician. Masterman worked for the firm and became a board member of Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Company, London bankers. He was also a Director of the

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, and later was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of London. He was elected at the 1841 general election as one of the four

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(MPs) for the

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. He was re-elected in

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and

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, and held the seat until he stood down from the

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at the 1857 general election. A traditional Tory Anglican, he was "prepared to resist any concessions to Popery", he represented the City during the Victorian financial revolution spurred on by big capitalist fortunes and the founding of Sir

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's new party. He bought a large mansion townhouse at 35 Nicholas Lane, off Lombard Street in the heart of the financial district. In the Essex countryside, he purchased a wooded retreat at Knot's Green in leafy Leyton (now in the east end of Greater London). Masterman took the

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in 1857, and died on 23 January 1862.

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awarded Masterman a Doctorate of Civil Laws on 5 July 1848.

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* 1781 births 1862 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1780s-stub