Constituency : Lincoln 1868-74, 1880-84
John took over from Edward Heneage at Lincoln.
John was a barrister who'd stood unsuccessfully in 1857 , 1859 and the 1862 by-election.
In 1873 John moved an amendment to the Married Women's Property Act which had to be withdrawn for lack of time. In 1881 he led a delegation from the Married Women's Property Committee to Lord Chancellor Selborne which successfully asked for government time for the measure.
John supported a public library for Lincoln.
John was defeated in 1874 but returned in 1880.
He died of pleurisy in 1884 aged 75.
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