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John Calcraft the younger
(1765-1831)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Calcraft, John, 1765-1831
DNB:    Calcraft, John, the younger (1765–1831), politician
LBT ID: JoCalcr1831    VIAF ID: 4015642    LOC ID: n88058375		B/BAP:   1765-10-16
DIED:   1831-09-11
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; historyofparliamentonline.org; LOC Name Authority File
The illegitimate son of John Calcraft (d. 1772), he was educated at Harrow and Eton and was a member of the Whig Club and MP for Wareham (1800-06, 1818-31), Rochester (1806-18), and Dorset (1831). He cut his throat after betraying the Tories and voting for the Reform Bill.
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