John Head (Stockbridge MP)

John Head (c. 1656–1711)^[1] was an English politician from Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1685 to 1689.

Whithed was elected in 1685 as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Stockbridge in Hampshire, where his family owned property including the manor of . He does not appear to have ever stood for election again.^[2]

His family had risen from the yeomanry to gentry, and his descendants continued to rise in status. changed his surname to James in 1778, was created a baronet in 1791, and in 1884 his grandson Walter James was elevated to the peerage as Baron Northbourne.^[2]

References[]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
^ ^a ^b Ferris, John. P. (1983). B.D. Henning (ed.). "HEAD, John (c.1656-1711), of Langleys, Hampstead Norris, Berks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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Preceded by	Member of Parliament for Stockbridge 1685–1689 With:	Succeeded by Richard Whithed

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)

[histparl-john-head-2] Ferris, John. P. (1983). B.D. Henning (ed.). "HEAD, John (c.1656-1711), of Langleys, Hampstead Norris, Berks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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