Sir John Norwich, 1st Baronet (19 September 1613 – 9 October 1661) was an English politician who sat in the

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at times between 1654 and 1660. Norwich was created

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of Brampton in the county of Northampton on 24 July 1641. In 1654, he was elected

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for

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in the

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. In 1660, Norwich was elected MP for

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in the Convention Parliament. Norwich died at the age of 48 Norwich married firstly Anne Smith, daughter of Sir Roger Smith of Edmondthorp, Leicestershire. He married secondly Mary Atkins, daughter of Sir Henry Atkins of Cheshunt, He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son by his first wife

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Norwich, John 1613 births 1661 deaths People from Northampton Place of birth missing English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1660