Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet (c. 1669 - by Jul 1724) 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.
He was the son-in-law of William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth
and Charlotte FitzRoy, illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England
.
He was a Privy Counsellor, Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Norfolk
Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
from 17 Dec 1701 to 29 Jul 1710.
He was the son-in-law of William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth
William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth
William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth was a British peer and politician.Born in 1654, he was the son of Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth and his wife, Rebecca, née Clayton. In 1671, he married the widowed Charlotte Howard, née FitzRoy , the illegitimate daughter of Charles II and Elizabeth...
and Charlotte FitzRoy, illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
.