John Halliday (c. 1709–1754) was a British politician who sat in the

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in 1754. Halliday was the eldest son of John Halliday of Yard House and his wife Mary Trowbridge, daughter of Edmund Trowbridge of Lipyeate, Somerset. He married Mary Welman, daughter of Isaac Welman of Poundisford Park, Somerset in 1737. He was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1746-47 Halliday was returned unopposed for

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at the 1754 general election. He died a week after the new Parliament assembled on 8 June 1754, aged 44. He was succeeded by his son John who was also MP for Taunton.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Halliday, John 1700s births 1754 deaths British MPs 1754–1761 High sheriffs of Somerset Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies