Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet (October 1603 - 19 January 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  variously between 1640 and 1679.

Holland was the son of Sir Thomas Holland of Quiddenham, Norfolk and his wife Mary Knyvet, daughter of Sir Thomas Knyvet. He was created a Baronet of Quiddenham

Holland Baronets

There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Holland, one in the Baronetage of England and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....

 by King Charles 1 on 15 June 1629.

In April 1640, Holland was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Norfolk

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 in the Short Parliament

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. In November 1640 he was elected MP Castle Rising

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 in the Long Parliament

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 and held the seat until he was excluded in Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge

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 in 1648. Holland was re-elected for Castle Rising in the Convention Parliament in 1660. In 1661 he was elected MP for Aldeburgh

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 in the Cavalier Parliament

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 and held the seat to 1679.

Holland died at the advanced age of ninety-seven.

Holland married Alathea Panton, daughter of John Panton of Bruinshop, Denbighshire, and widow of William, Lord Sandys, of the Vine. His son Thomas predeceased him and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.He was a Privy Counsellor, Comptroller of the Household and Member of Parliament for Norfolk from 17 Dec 1701 to 29 Jul 1710....

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