John Dormer (c. 1611 – 22 May 1679) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1645 and 1660. Dormer was the son of Sir Fleetwood Dormer, of Shipdon Leigh, Buckinghamshire and was baptised at

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, Buckinghamshire on 6 January 1612. He matriculated at

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on 25 January 1628, aged 16 and was awarded B.A.on 23 February 1628 and M.A.on 8 June 1630. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 11 July 2011
/ref> He was incorporated at

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and was awarded MA in 1632. He was admitted at

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on 7 February 1629 and was called to the bar in 1636. In May 1645, Dormer was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. History of Parliament Online - Dormer, John
/ref> He sat until 1653. In 1660, Dormer was elected MP for Buckingham in the Convention Parliament. Dormer was of Lee Grange, Buckinghamshire, and of Purston, Northamptonshire and died aged 68. His son

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was created a

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and his son

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was also an MP.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dormer, John 1610s births 1679 deaths Alumni of Magdalen Hall, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Alumni of the University of Cambridge Place of birth missing People from Buckingham English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1648–1653 English MPs 1660