Philip Holman (c. 1593 – July 1669) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the

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in 1659. Holman was a scrivener of London and a member of the

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. He acquired property at

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from the Chetwood family and rebuilt part of the manor house. Anthony à Wood ''Athenae Oxonienses''"> Anthony à Wood ''Athenae Oxonienses''
/ref> He became High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1638. In 1651 he was elected alderman of the City of London for Walbrook ward and was also elected Sheriff of London. 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1651-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 75-119. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
/ref> In 1659, Holman was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in the Third Protectorate Parliament. Holman died at the age of 76 and was buried in the church at Warkworth. Holman was the father of

Sir John Holman, 1st Baronet Sir John Holman, 1st Baronet (c. 1633 – 1700) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1661 and 1685. Holman was the son of Philip Holman of Warkworth, Northamptonshire and scrivener of London, and his ...

. 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168-195. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holman, Philip 1590s births 1669 deaths English MPs 1659 Year of birth uncertain Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire High Sheriffs of the County of London Merchants from the Kingdom of England