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| ⚫ | '''John Proby''' (c. 1639 – 14 November 1710) of [[Elton Hall]], Huntingdonshire (now in Cambridgeshire) was an English lawyer and independent politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|English]] and [[House of Commons of Great Britain|British House of Commons]] at various times between 1693 and 1710. |
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==Early life== |
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Proby was the son of Sir Heneage Proby and his wife Ellen Allen daughter of Edward Allen, of Finchley, Middlesex. He was the grandson of Sir Peter Proby, [[Lord Mayor of London]] in 1622, and brother of [[Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet]].<ref name=Burke>[http://books.google.com/books?id=K1kBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA429&lpg=PA429&dq=%22Thomas+Proby%22+Baronet+Elton&source=bl&ots=E8Lk13wn9d&sig=Xl2RbTTDqVldGoQVU9msxBo-ukg&hl=en&ei=ZOGFTf_CINSEhQegrsDRBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Thomas%20Proby%22%20Baronet%20Elton&f=false John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies"]</ref> He was a barrister. |
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[[File:Elton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1258739.jpg|thumb|Elton Hall, Cambridgeshire]] |
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Proby was baptized on 16 January 1639, the second son of Sir Heneage Proby and his wife Ellen Allen daughter of Edward Allen, of Finchley, Middlesex. He was admitted at [[Jesus College, Cambridge]] and at [[Middle Temple]] on 2 April 1657.<ref name=CU>{{acad|id= PRBY657J|name=Proby, John}}</ref> In 1664, he was called to the bar. He was a bencher of his Inn in 1684.<ref name = HOP>{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/proby-john-1639-1710| title= PROBY, John (1639-1710), of the Middle Temple and Elton Hall, Hunts.| publisher= History of Parliament Online| accessdate = 4 July 2019 }}</ref> He was the grandson of [[Sir Peter Proby]], [[Lord Mayor of London]] in 1622, and younger brother of [[Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet]], from whom he inherited [[Elton Hall]] in 1689.<ref name=Burke>[https://books.google.com/books?id=K1kBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA429 John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies'']</ref> By 1691, he married Jane Cust, daughter of [[Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet]] of Blackfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire.<ref name=HOP/> |
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==Career== |
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In 1693 Proby was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdonshire]] until 1695. He was re-elected in 1698 and sat until 1702 and was re-elected in 1708 and sat until 1710.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|h|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> |
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Proby was returned as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdonshire]] at a by-election on 23 December 1693 on the interest of the Whig [[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|Earl of Manchester]]. He was not very active in Parliament and at the [[1695 English general election]], he was replaced by a relation of the Duke. He was returned again unopposed at the [[1698 English general election]] and at the two general elections of 1701. He supported a motion on 26 February 1702 to vindicate the Commons' for the impeachment of the Whig ministers, was not put forward by Manchester at the [[1702 English general election]]. From 1698 to 1699 he was treasurer of his Inn.<ref name=HOP/> |
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After six years absence, Proby was returned to Parliament on his own account as MP for Huntingdonshire at a by-election on 31 January 1708 and was re-elected at the [[1708 British general election]]. He stood as an independent, determined to avoid party entanglements, and voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710. In spite of this, the Earl of Manchester returned him again at the [[1710 British general election]].<ref name=HOP/> |
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Proby died in November 1710, aged 71. |
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==Death and legacy== |
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Proby died on 14 November 1710, aged 71, before the Parliament sat again, and was buried at Elton. He left his unmarried daughter his personal estate, valued at £10,000, together with another £5,000, to be raised by selling property at Old Weston and from rents of his other Huntingdonshire manors. Elton Hall, to which he had added a wing, descended first to his cousin William Proby, governor of [[Fort St George]], and eventually to William's grandson, [[John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort]]. |
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Proby married Jane Cust, daughter of [[Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet]]. His kinsman and namesake [[John Proby (died 1762)|John Proby]], ancestor of the [[Earl of Carysfort|Earls of Carysfort]], was the grandson of his first cousin Charles Proby.<ref name=Burke/> |
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Latest revision as of 07:26, 17 September 2024
John Proby (c. 1639 – 14 November 1710) of Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire (now in Cambridgeshire) was an English lawyer and independent politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons at various times between 1693 and 1710.
Early life
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Proby was baptized on 16 January 1639, the second son of Sir Heneage Proby and his wife Ellen Allen daughter of Edward Allen, of Finchley, Middlesex. He was admitted at Jesus College, Cambridge and at Middle Temple on 2 April 1657.[1] In 1664, he was called to the bar. He was a bencher of his Inn in 1684.[2] He was the grandson of Sir Peter Proby, Lord Mayor of London in 1622, and younger brother of Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet, from whom he inherited Elton Hall in 1689.[3] By 1691, he married Jane Cust, daughter of Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet of Blackfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire.[2]
Career
[edit]Proby was returned as Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire at a by-election on 23 December 1693 on the interest of the Whig Earl of Manchester. He was not very active in Parliament and at the 1695 English general election, he was replaced by a relation of the Duke. He was returned again unopposed at the 1698 English general election and at the two general elections of 1701. He supported a motion on 26 February 1702 to vindicate the Commons' for the impeachment of the Whig ministers, was not put forward by Manchester at the 1702 English general election. From 1698 to 1699 he was treasurer of his Inn.[2]
After six years absence, Proby was returned to Parliament on his own account as MP for Huntingdonshire at a by-election on 31 January 1708 and was re-elected at the 1708 British general election. He stood as an independent, determined to avoid party entanglements, and voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710. In spite of this, the Earl of Manchester returned him again at the 1710 British general election.[2]
Death and legacy
[edit]Proby died on 14 November 1710, aged 71, before the Parliament sat again, and was buried at Elton. He left his unmarried daughter his personal estate, valued at £10,000, together with another £5,000, to be raised by selling property at Old Weston and from rents of his other Huntingdonshire manors. Elton Hall, to which he had added a wing, descended first to his cousin William Proby, governor of Fort St George, and eventually to William's grandson, John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort.
References
[edit]- ^ "Proby, John (PRBY657J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d "PROBY, John (1639-1710), of the Middle Temple and Elton Hall, Hunts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies