Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet (13 August 1621–1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  at various times between 1640 and 1679. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War

English Civil War

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Pakington was the son of Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet

Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet

Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet was the eldest son of Sir John Pakington, but predeceased his father. His marriage to Frances, the daughter of Sir John Ferrers of Tamworth, produced two children, including his heir Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet.-References:*Burke's Peerage and Baronetage , s.v...

 and his wife Frances Ferrers, the daughter of Sir John Ferrers of Tamworth. His father and grandfather died when he was very young and he became the ward of Thomas Coventry, later Lord Coventry

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry was a prominent English lawyer, politician and judge during the early 17th century.-Education and early legal career:...

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In April 1640, Pakington was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Worcestershire

Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Short Parliament

Short Parliament

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. He was elected MP for Aylesbury

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 for the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

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 in November 1640. He was disabled from sitting on 20 August 1642 for executing a commission of array for Charles I

Charles I of England

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. He served the King during the English Civil War

English Civil War

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 but was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London

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. He appeared at the muster before the Battle of Worcester

Battle of Worcester

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, and was in consequence tried for treason, but no one would testify against him, probably because he had been captured by the Scots. He was nevertheless fined again.

After the Restoration

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 Pakington was again a Justice of the Peace

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. In 1661, he was re-elected MP for Worcestershire in the Cavalier Parliament

Cavalier Parliament

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 and sat until 1679. He was instrumental in opposing an alleged plot by Andrew Yarranton

Andrew Yarranton

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 and other Presbyterians, though they claimed (apparently successfully) that the plot was fabricated.

Pakington died at the age of 58.

Pakington married Dorothy Coventry

Dorothy, Lady Pakington

Dorothy, Lady Pakington was an English friend and supporter of learned clergymen, and a writer of religious works.-Biography:...

, daughter of his ward Lord Coventry.