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Alderman John Jeffreys

Born brother of Watkin Jeffreys

Served Parliament from Brecon

1679. Oct 6. Col. John Jeffreys again. Re-el. 17 Feb. 1681.

1685. April 16. Charles (Somerset) Marquis of Worcester (see co. Mon. 1679).

1685. June 22. Col. John Jeffreys again, vice Lord Worcester who el. to serve for another place.

1689. Jan. ю. Thomas Morgan of Tredegar (see co. Mon. 16oo\ defeating Jeffrey Jeffreys.

1690. March6. Jeffrey Jeffreys of the Priory, Brecon, and St. Mary Axe, London, defeating Charles Morgan (2nd son of Wm. Morgan of Tredegar, see co. Mon. 1659, and bro. to the last member), who petitioned. Third son of Watkin J. of Bailie, co. Brecon (who d. March 1686) and bro. to John j. (see co. Brecon 1702) and nephew to John Jeffreys, Ald. of London, who d. s. p. probably leaving him his business, m. Sarah dau. of Nicholas Dawes of London, and became a merchant " of great fortune, rank, and quality" in London, was made a Commr. of Lieutenancy for the city, 9 May 1681, el. Sheriff of London and Middlesex 1699, Knighted 20 Oct. 1699, chosen Alderman of the ward of Portsoken Aug. 1701, Col. of the Yellow regiment of the Trained Bands June 1707, but superseded Feb. 1708, was a candidate for the office of Lord Mayor of London 1703, and would have been chosen for that position Aug. 1709 but for his dangerous illness at the time from which he d. 25 Oct. 1709 at his Surrey seat. Roehamptou House, which he purchased soon after the death of its previous owner the Countess of Devonshire. Sir Jeffrey purchased the Priory estate, Brecon, from the dau. of Col. John Jeffreys (see co. Brecon 1661 ), soon after the Colonel's death in 1'688, presented to Llanspyddid 1705 and 1706, was a