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John Boys may refer to:
Politicians
- John Boys (fl. 1388), MP for Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Boys (died 1447), MP for Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency) and Hampshire
- John Boys (died 1612), MP for Canterbury, Sandwich and Midhurst
- John Boys (died 1533), MP for Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Boys (Parliamentarian) (c. 1607–1678), MP for Kent
Religion
- John Boys (priest) (1571–1625), Dean of Canterbury, 1619–1625
- John Boys (bishop) (1897–1965), Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman, 1951–1960
Translators
- John Bois (1560–1643), also spelt John Boys, English translator
- John Boys (classicist) (1614?–1661), English translator of Virgil
Others
- John Boys (Royalist) (1607–1664), military commander
- John Boys (agriculturalist) (1749–1824), agriculturist
- John Boys (cricketer) (1856–1883), English cricketer
See also
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vincent • Link
Boys, Sir John..sat 21 april 1660 first mentioned; then 1660/05/03 ; then Sun (Sir J Boys) sunday 13 may
nice history at
http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/jboys.html
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San Diego Sarah • Link
Sir John Boys was governor of Donnington Castle near Newbury through the first Civil War, withstanding sieges and great deprivation.
In August 1648, Sir John Boys (1607-1664) made a fruitless attempt to raise the Siege of Deal Castle.
A resolution was put in the House of Commons, at the same time, to banish Sir John Boys as one of the 7 Royalists who had been in arms against Parliament since 1 January, 1648, which was rejected.
In 1659, Boys was a prisoner in Dover Castle for petitioning for a free Parliament. He was released on 23 February, 1660.
After the Restoration, Boys apparently received the office of Receiver of Customs at Dover from Charles II.
Sir John Boys died at his house at Bonnington, Kent, on 8 October 1664 and was buried in the parish church of Goodnestone-next-Wingham, Kent. The inscription describes his achievements in the wars.
By his first wife, Lucy, Sir John Boys had 5 daughters.
He had no children by his second marriage to Lady Elizabeth Fotherby Finch, widow of Sir Nathaniel Finch, Sergeant-at-Law, and daughter of Sir John Fotherby of Barham, Kent.
Edited from Leslie Stephen's 'Dictionary of National Biography' (1885)