Sir John Duncombe (1622 – 4 March 1687) was an English politician who sat in theHouse of Commons from 1660 to 1679. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1672 and 1676.
Duncombe was the son of William Duncombe ofBattlesden and his wife Elizabeth Poyntz, daughter of Sir John Poyntz of South Ockendon, Essex and was baptised on 29 July 1622.[1] He was educated atEton College andChrist's College, Cambridge.[2] He was knighted in 1648.
In 1660, Duncombe was electedMember of Parliament forBury St Edmunds in theConvention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Bury St Edmunds in 1661 for theCavalier Parliament. He wasChancellor of the Exchequer from 22 November 1672 to 2 May 1676.[1]
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