Sir John Pretyman, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Pretyman, 1st Baronet (ca. 1612 – buried 1676) of Loddington, Leicestershire was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir John Pretyman of Driffield, Gloucestershire and entered
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in 1629 before matriculating at
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in 1631. A royalist during the
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, he was present at the capture of
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in 1642. He suffered financially and sold the family estate at Driffield. He was a Justice of the Peace for Gloucestershire by 1641 to ?1646 and for Leicestershire from 1660 to his death and was appointed
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for 1653–54. The baronetcy was created for him in the
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in 1641, or at the Restoration. He was Member of Parliament for
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from 1661 to 1676. He married twice; firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of George Turpin of Horninghold, Leicestershire, with whom he had 4 sons and 4 daughters, and secondly Theodosia, daughter of Thomas Adams, merchant, of London, and the widow of Lionel Knyvett. He was succeeded by his son George, who also was MP for Leicester. His daughter Mary married
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1610s births 1676 deaths Members of Lincoln's Inn Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia English MPs 1661–1679 Cavaliers High sheriffs of Leicestershire People from Loddington, Leicestershire {{1661-England-MP-stub