John Pollexfen
John Pollexfen | |
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Arms of Pollexfen: Quarterly argent and azure, in the 1 and 4 quarter a lion rampant gules | |
| Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle | |
| In office 1679 1689 1690-1695 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1636 |
| Died | February 1715 (aged 78–79) |
| Spouse |
Mary Lawrence (m. 1670) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Henry Pollexfen (brother) |
John Pollexfen (1636–1715), of Walbrooke House in the parish of St Stephen Walbrook, City of London and of Wembury House in Devon, was a merchant, a courtier to Kings Charles II and William III, and a political economist who served four times as a Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in Devon, in 1679, 1681, 1689 and 1690. He was opposed to the monopoly of the East India Company.