John Fiennes | |
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 Broughton Castle, where John Fiennes was born | |
| Member of Parliament for Morpeth | |
| In office April 1645 – December 1648 (Excluded by Pride's Purge) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1612 Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 1 June 1708 (aged 96) |
| Spouse | Susannah Hobbs (After 1670–his death) |
| Relations | Nathaniel Fiennes (brother) |
| Children | Laurence (1690–1742), Fifth Viscount Saye and Sele |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
John Fiennes (c. 1612–1708) was the third son of Puritan noble and politician William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele. He served in the Parliamentarian army during the First English Civil War, before resigning his commission when elected MP for Morpeth in 1645. Excluded from Parliament by Pride's Purge in December 1648, he largely avoided politics thereafter but was appointed to Cromwell's Upper House in 1658.