John Backwell

John Backwell

John Backwell (20 April 165415 April 1708) was an English politician, the son of the financier Edward Backwell.

In 1678, he married Elizabeth Tyringham, only daughter of Sir William Tyringham, by whom he had a son, Tyringham Blackwell. He inherited his father-in-law's estates in Buckinghamshire, and was twice returned for Member for Wendover. With his father, he was appointed comptroller of customs in the port of London in 1671.


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