John Broxholme was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  from 1640 to 1647.

Broxholme was of Broxholme Place Lincoln. In November 1640, Broxholme was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Lincoln

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 in the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

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 and sat until his death in 1647.

Broxholme married Troth Fowkes, widow of Sir Henry Fowkes of Bulwick, and daughter of Richard Gedney of Bag Enderby Lincolnshire. His son William was later MP for Grimsby.