Constituency : Brecon 1832-5, 1847-52, 1854-65
John was the son of an Anglican rector. He himself was a colonel with various philanthropic interests.
John had three separate spells representing the marginal seat of Brecon. His last and most durable began at a by-election in 1854 after the death of his erstwhile Tory nenesis Charles Morgan. He was High Sheriff ( from 1836 ) and Lord Lieutenant ( from 1847 ) of Brecknockshire.
John had an Italian-style villa constructed for himself in the 1840s at Piemoyre but perhaps as a result of this fell into financial difficulties and had to take up lodgings in an inn in the town.
He died shortly after his re-election in 1865 aged 62.
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