Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet, (1627 – ) was an English merchant and MP, who rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.
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Round 1657 Banks married Elizabeth Dethick, daughter of Sir John Dethick. They had several children, including Caleb, Mary and Elizabeth. His son Caleb
was MP for various constituencies, but predeceased him without issue in 1696.
Banks was made a baronet by King Charles II in 1661. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1668.
He invested in the overseas trade with the East and with Africa and in 1677 was financially involved in an expedition to search for a North-east trade route. He was Governor of the East India Company in 1673–74.
Banks was Member of Parliament (MP) several times; for Maidstone 1654–1659
, for Winchelsea
1678, for Rochester 1679–1690, for Queenborough
1690–1695 and again for Maidstone 1695–1698
On Banks death in 1699 the baronetcy became extinct. He was survived by two married daughters (Mary, who had married John Savile and Elizabeth, who had married Heneage Finch
) who were co-heiresses to his estate.
Life
John Banks was born the son of Caleb Bankes and Martha Dann. He was educated at Emmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
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Round 1657 Banks married Elizabeth Dethick, daughter of Sir John Dethick. They had several children, including Caleb, Mary and Elizabeth. His son Caleb
Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1696.Banks was the son of Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Dethick, daughter of Sir John Dethick. He was educated at Queens College, Cambridge and admitted at Grey's Inn in February 1675...
was MP for various constituencies, but predeceased him without issue in 1696.
Banks was made a baronet by King Charles II in 1661. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1668.
He invested in the overseas trade with the East and with Africa and in 1677 was financially involved in an expedition to search for a North-east trade route. He was Governor of the East India Company in 1673–74.
Banks was Member of Parliament (MP) several times; for Maidstone 1654–1659
Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...
, for Winchelsea
Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
1678, for Rochester 1679–1690, for Queenborough
Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one...
1690–1695 and again for Maidstone 1695–1698
On Banks death in 1699 the baronetcy became extinct. He was survived by two married daughters (Mary, who had married John Savile and Elizabeth, who had married Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch may refer to:*Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford , English statesman and lawyer*Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford , British peer and member of the House of Lords...
) who were co-heiresses to his estate.