BANKS, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1627-99), of The Friars, Aylesford, Kent and Arch Row, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx.

Family and Education

bap. 19 Aug. 1627, 1st s. of Caleb Banks of Maidstone, Kent by Martha, da. of Stephen Dann of Faversham, Kent. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1644. m. 28 Nov. 1654, Elizabeth (d. 1696), da. of Sir John Dethick of Tottenham, Mdx., ld. mayor of London 1655–6, 2s. d.v.p. 3da. (1 ). cr. Bt. 25 July 1661; suc. fa. 1669. D. C. Coleman, Sir John Banks, 4, 46, 120, 187–8.

Offices Held

Freeman, Maidstone 1654, Rochester 1683; asst. Rochester bridge 1659–61, 1679–d., warden 1680, 1687, 1694. Centre Kentish Stud. Md/RF2/1, list of freemen 1598–1721; info. from Medway Area Archs.; info. from Mr P. F. Cooper, Bridge Clerk, Rochester Bridge Trust.

Freeman, E.I. Co. 1657–92, cttee. 1658–9, 1669–72, 1674–5, 1677–9, 1680–1, 1682–3, 1685–6, gov. 1672–4, 1683–4; member, Levant Co. Aug. 1660–?d.; asst. R. African Co. 1672–4, 1676–8, sub.-gov. 1674–5; member, New England Co. 1673, R. Fishery Co. 1677. Info. from Prof. H. Horwitz; Coleman, 25; K. G. Davies, R. African Co. 378; W. Kellaway, New England Co. 290; Sel. Charters, 198.

FRS 1668–d.

Commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695; taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. Add. 10120, f. 232; CJ, xii. 508.

Parlimentarian

BANKS, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1627-99), of The Friars, Aylesford, Kent and Arch Row, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx.

Main residences: The Friars, Aylesford, Kent; Arch Row, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Mdx.

Author

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

BANKS, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1627-99)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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