| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Newport | 11 Dec. 1722 – 1727 |
Family and Career Data
Family and Education
b. aft. 1661, o.s. of John Morice, M.P., Turkey merchant, gov. R. African Company (a yr. bro. of Sir William Morice, 1st Bt., M.P.), by Mary,Lic. 16 Feb. 1661, Faculty Office Marriage Lic. (Brit. Rec. Soc. xxxiii), 13. da. of Robert Lowther, alderman of London. m. Ann, da. of Sir Jeffrey Jeffreys, alderman of London, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1705.
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Main residences: Walthamstow; Newmanhall, Quendon, Essex.
biography text
John Morice was returned by his cousin, Sir Nicholas Morice, because, unlike Humphry Morice, who sat for Newport in the previous Parliament, he held Tory principles.1Sir Nich. Morice to Humphry Morice, 16 Mar. 1722, Morice mss in Bank of England. He died 13 Feb. 1735.
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- 1. Sir Nich. Morice to Humphry Morice, 16 Mar. 1722, Morice mss in Bank of England.