Francis Popham

Politician
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Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth1646
Death1674 (aged 28 years)
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Biography

Sir Francis Popham KB (1646–1674), of Littlecote House, Wiltshire and Houndstreet, Somerset, was an English politician.

He was the eldest surviving son of Alexander Popham of Littlecote.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bath from 1669 to 1674. He succeeded his father in 1669 and was made a Knight of the Bath the same year.

He married Helena, the daughter and heiress of Hugh Rogers of Cannington, Somerset and had a son, Alexander and a daughter.

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