Sir John Boughey, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Boughey, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1784 – 27 June 1823), of Betley Court, Staffordshire, was an English Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency) in 1812–1818 and Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) in 1820 – 27 June 1823.[1]
He was Captain-Commandant of the Betley and Audley Volunteers[1] and was later commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Southern Regiment, Staffordshire Local Militia.[2]
In December 1822, shortly before his death, he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society