John Blagrave was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 variously between 1660 and 1685.

Blagrave was the son of Anthony Blagrave of Bulmershe Court

Bulmershe Court

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 at Earley in Berkshire

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 and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Dolman of Shaw House

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 in the same county. He was baptised in the parish church

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 at Sonning

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 on 12 August 1630. He was educated at St John's College, Oxford

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 being awarded BA in 1651 and MA in 1653. He was a Fellow of St John's and was later at Middle Temple

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 in 1655.

In 1660, Blagrave was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament

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 for Reading

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 in the Convention Parliament, but did not stand in 1661. He was re-elected MP for Reading in 1679 and sat until 1685.

Blagrave was a major in the Royal Berkshire Militia and was arrested at the time of Monmouth's invasion

Monmouth Rebellion

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 in 1685. He married Hester, daughter of William Gore, a merchant from Barrow Gurney

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 in Somerset

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 and Morden

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 in Surrey

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. They had seven children, including Anthony Blagrave who was also MP for Reading.
Blagrave died at the age of 73 and was buried in the family vault in Sonning Church

St Andrew's Church, Sonning

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on 9 March 1704.