Sir John Boughey, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1784 – 27 June 1823), of Betley Court,

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

, was an English

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for Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency) in 1812–1818 and

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in 1820 – 27 June 1823. He was

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of the Betley and Audley Volunteers and was later commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the

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.Staffordshire Local Militia at 'This Re-Illuminated School of Mars'.
/ref> In December 1822, shortly before his death, he was admitted a

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1784 births 1823 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Newcastle-under-Lyme UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1820–1826 Staffordshire Militia officers Fellows of the Royal Society {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub