John Bird (MP for Coventry)

John Bird (c. 1694 – 11 January 1771) was a Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1734 to 1737. His family were prominent silk manufacturers in the area.[1]

Bird was born about 1694, a son of William Bird of Coventry. He married, in 1718, Rebecca Martyn (c. 1696 – 7 June 1762), daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Doughty) Martyn of London and of Blockley. He died in 1771 at Kenilworth. His son John was the father of William Wilberforce Bird who was also a Member of Parliament for Coventry.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eveline Cruickshanks, "BIRD, John, of Kenilworth, Warws.", The History of Parliament.
  2. ↑ Edward J. Davies, "Some Connections of the Birds of Warwickshire", The Genealogist, 26(2012):58-76.
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