Francis Popham (1646–1674)
Sir Francis Popham KB (1646–1674), of Littlecote House, Wiltshire and Houndstreet, Somerset, was an English politician.
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Littlecote House, Wiltshire
He was the eldest surviving son of Alexander Popham of Littlecote.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bath from 1669 to 1674. He succeeded his father in 1669 and was made a Knight of the Bath the same year.[1]
He married Helena, the daughter and heiress of Hugh Rogers of Cannington, Somerset and had a son, Alexander and a daughter.
References[]
- ^ "POPHAM, Sir Francis (1646-74), of Littlecote, Wilts. and Houndstreet, Som. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
Categories:
- 1646 births
- 1674 deaths
- People from Wiltshire
- Politicians from Somerset
- Knights of the Bath
- English MPs 1661–1679
- 17th-century English MP stubs