John Calvert (1726–1804), was an English brewer and politician who sat in the

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for 48 years between 1754 and 1802. Calvert was born on 6 May 1726 the son of Felix Calvert of

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and his wife Mary Calvert daughter of Felix Calvert of

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, Hertfordshire who was his second cousin. The Calvert family were London brewers who owned the Peacock Brewhouse in

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and the Hour Glass brewhouse in Thames Street. Calvert was returned as Member of Parliament for

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by Lord Verney in a by-election on 25 February 1754 and was re-elected in the 1754 general election. His father died on 29 April 1755 and he inherited a partnership in the family business at the Peacock Brewery, Whitecross Street which he ran successfully for many years. In

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Calvert was returned unopposed as MP for

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and again in

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. He then lost his seat at Hertford in the 1780 general election but was returned by Lord Weymouth as MP for Tamworth in a by-election of November 1780. In

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he was returned again at Hertford. He was elected there again in

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and headed the poll in

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. He retired at the 1802 general election Calvert died on 22 February 1804. He had married Elizabeth Hulse, daughter of Sir Edward Hulse, 1st Baronet on 8 September 1757 and had 2 sons. He was succeeded by his son

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvert, John 1726 births 1804 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British brewers British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802