Sir John Bourchier | |
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Council of State | |
In office March 1652 – July 1652 | |
Member of Parliament for Ripon | |
In office March 1647 – April 1653 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1595 Beningbrough Hall |
Died | 9 August 1660 London | (aged 65)
Resting place | St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Parliamentarian |
Spouse | Anne Rolfe (1619-1649) |
Children | Bridget (1620-1662), Barrington (1627-1695), Elizabeth |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Landowner and Puritan activist |
Sir John Bourchier or Bourcher (c. 1595 – August 1660) was an English landowner and Puritan radical, who supported the Parliamentarian cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A regicide who voted for the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, he died in August 1660 awaiting trial following the Stuart Restoration.