Alexander Popham
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Alexander Popham (c.1595 – 1669) was an English politician. He is now remembered for his role as patron of the philosopher John Locke.
He was born at Littlecote House in Wiltshire. He was a prominent figure and Justice of the Peace in Somerset. He sat in Long Parliament for the constituency of Bath. He also fought in the Parliamentary army, with the rank of colonel.
He was killed in a duel, with a Colonel Kirk. His daughter Letitia, one of five children, married Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet, who served as Speaker of the British House of Commons.
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- Popham, Frederick William, “A West Country Family: The Pophams since 1150” (privately printed, 1976)
