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Sir John Norwich, 1st Baronet (19 September 1613 – 9 October 1661) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at times between 1654 and 1660.

Norwich was created baronet of Brampton in the county of Northampton on 24 July 1641. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.

In 1660, Norwich was elected MP for Northampton in the Convention Parliament.

Norwich died at the age of 48

Norwich married firstly Anne Smith, daughter of Sir Roger Smith of Edmondthorp, Leicestershire. He married secondly Mary Atkins, daughter of Sir Henry Atkins of Cheshunt, He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son by his first wife Roger.

References

1. Sir Richard Baker, Edward Phillips, Sir Thomas Clarges A chronicle of the Kings of England
2. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
4. John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies

• 1613 births
• 1661 deaths
• People from Northampton
• English MPs 1654–1655
• English MPs 1660