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John Proby MP (c. 1639 – 14 November 1710) of Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire (now in Cambridgeshire) was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons at various times between 1693 and 1710.

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 in 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]

Proby was returned as Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire at a by-election on 23 December 1693 on the interest of the Earl of Manchester. At the 1695 English general election, he was replaced by a relation of the Duke of Manchester. He was returned again unopposed at the 1698 English general election and the two general elections of 1701, but was not put forward again 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 Tory MP for Huntingdonshire at a by-election on 31 January 1708 and was re-elected at the 1708 British general election. He was listed as having voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell, but Manchester returned him again at the 1710 British general election.^[2]

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 descended first to his cousin William Proby, governor of Fort St. George, and eventually to William’s grandson, John Proby, 1st Lord Carysfort.

References

^ "Proby, John (PLMR699T)". 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"

Parliament of England
Preceded by Robert Montagu John Dryden	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1693–1695 With: John Dryden	Succeeded by Heneage Montagu Anthony Hammond
Preceded by Anthony Hammond Robert Apreece	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1698–1702 With: Robert Throckmorton 1698–1699 John Dryden 1699–1702	Succeeded by John Dryden William Naylor
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Dryden John Pocklington	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1708–1710 With: John Pocklington	Succeeded by John Pocklington Sir John Cotton

[CU-1] "Proby, John (PLMR699T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[HOP-2] "PROBY, John (1639-1710), of the Middle Temple and Elton Hall, Hunts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[Burke-3] John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies"

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-'''John Proby MP''' (16 January 1639 – 14 November 1710) of [[Elton Hall]], Huntingdonshire (now in Cambridgeshire) was an  English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England]] and later of [[British House of Commons|Great Britain]] variously between 1693 and 1710.
+'''John Proby MP''' (c. 1639 – 14 November 1710) of [[Elton Hall]], Huntingdonshire (now in Cambridgeshire) was an  English lawyer and Tory 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.
 [[File:Elton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1258739.jpg|thumb|Elton Hall, Cambridgeshire]]
-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 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>  He was a barrister.
+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]] in 1657.<ref name=CU>{{acad|id= PLMR699T|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/>
-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>
+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 Earl of Manchester. At the [[1695 English general election]], he was replaced by a relation of the Duke of Manchester. He was returned again unopposed at the [[1698 English general election]] and the two general elections of 1701, but was not put forward again at the [[1702 English general election]]. From 1698 to 1699 he was treasurer of his Inn.<ref name=HOP/>
+After six years absence, Proby was returned to Parliament on his own account as Tory MP for Huntingdonshire at a by-election on 31 January 1708 and was re-elected at the [[1708 British general election]]. He was listed as having voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell, but Manchester returned him again at the [[1710 British general election]].<ref name=HOP/>
-Proby died in November 1710, aged 71.
+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  descended first to his cousin William Proby, governor of Fort St. George, and eventually to William’s grandson, [[John Proby, 1st Lord Carysfort]].
-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/> Elton Hall passed to his cousin William of Fort St George, Madras.
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