John Floyer (26 April 1811 – 4 July 1887) was an English

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er with amateur status who was active from 1832 to 1833. He was later a Conservative Party politician who sat in the

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in two periods between 1846 and 1885.

Life

He was born in

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, Dorset, the son of Rev. William Floyer and his wife Elizabeth Barton, daughter of Stephen Barton. He was a member of the old Floyer family of

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in Devon descended from ''Floherus'' (Flohère), the

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Book tenant of that estate, a French knight who in 1086 held two estates in Devon. Floyer was educated at

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. He matriculated in 1828 at

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, graduating B.A. in 1831. He appeared in

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for the University team in one match in 1832. He appeared in 1833 in one other match subsequently deemed to be first-class. He appeared in two matches as an unknown

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whose bowling style is unknown, playing for

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and for an A to K team organised by

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(MCC). He scored one

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with a highest score of 1 and took no

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s. Folyer was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Dorset, and was

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in 1844. He was also major of the Queen's Own (Dorset) Yeoman Cavalry.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> In 1846 Floyer was elected Member of Parliament for

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and held the seat until 1857. He was re-elected for Dorset in 1864 and held the seat until 1885. In that year, the county's three-member seat was subdivided. He died in

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Family

Floyer married in 1844 Georgina Charlotte Frances Bankes, daughter of George Bankes, MP for

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