John Durand (MP, died 1788)
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John Durand (c. 1719 – 1788), of Woodcote Lodge, Carshalton, Surrey, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1784.
He served as a ship's captain for the East India Company and afterwards set up as a London merchant. He was made High Sheriff of Surrey for 1767–68.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Aylesbury 1768–1774, Plympton Erle 7 Feb. 1775–1780 and for Seaford 1780.[1]
References
- ^ "DURAND, John (?1719-88), of Woodcote Lodge, Carshalton, Surr". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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