Sir John Boughey, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Boughey, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1784 – 27 June 1823), of Betley Court, Staffordshire, was an English Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency) in 1812–1818 and Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) in 1820 – 27 June 1823.[1]

"John Boughey" redirects here. For Sir John Boughey, 11th Baronet, see Boughey Baronets.

He was Captain-Commandant of the Betley and Audley Volunteers[1] and was later commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Southern Regiment, Staffordshire Local Militia.[2]

In December 1822, shortly before his death, he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society

References
  1. "BOUGHEY, Sir John Fenton, 2nd Bt. (1784-1823), of Betley Court, Staffs. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. Staffordshire Local Militia at 'This Re-Illuminated School of Mars'.


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