Sir John Langham, 1st Baronet (20 April 1584 – 16 May 1671) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1654 and 1660. Anglo-Dutch School - Sir John Langham (1583-1584–1671) - 932317 - National Trust

He was the eldest son of Edward Langham of

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, who he succeeded in 1607. He was apprenticed to Sir Richard Napier, a Turkey merchant, for whom he worked in the Near East. On his return he became a Turkey merchant himself, made a considerable fortune in the

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and became a prominent member of the Levant and East India Companies. He built up an estate in Northamptonshire which included the purchase of the Cottesbrooke estate in 1635. He was an alderman and

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in 1642. He was committed to the

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twice, with the Lord Mayor and other aldermen of London for refusing to publish an act for the abolition of royalty. In 1654 he was elected

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for the

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.History of Parliament Online= Langham, John
/ref> In 1660, he was elected

for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 16 May 1660 and created

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of Cottesbrooke in the County of Northampton on 7 June 1660 in recompense for his sufferings in the royal cause. Langham died at the age of 87. He had married Mary Bunce, daughter of James Bunce and was succeeded in the baronetcy by their son

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langham, John 1584 births 1671 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English merchants Sheriffs of the City of London Prisoners in the Tower of London People from Southwark British East India Company people Members of the Parliament of England for the City of London English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1660 People from Cottesbrooke