Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet (2 October 1603 – 26 August 1663) of

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in the parish of Colyton in Devon, was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1642 and 1660. Yonge was the son of

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and his wife Jane Peryan, daughter of Sir John Peryan. Yonge was a well established merchant and was knighted on 15 September 1625.Knights of England
/ref> In 1642 Yonge was elected Member of Parliament for

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, joining his father (who was already MP for

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) in the House of Commons. In December 1648 he was one of the members excluded in

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, but returned in the Parliaments of the

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, sitting for

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and

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.History of Parliament Online – Yonge, Sir John
/ref> In 1660, he was again chosen MP for Honiton in the Convention Parliament. After the Restoration, Yonge was created a

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of Culliton on 26 September 1661. He died two years later at the age of 59. Yonge married Elizabeth Strode and had two sons and a daughter. His son

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succeeded to the baronetcy.

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, - 1603 births 1663 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Devon English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1660 Members of the Parliament of England for Plymouth Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Honiton {{1660-England-MP-stub