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Josias Du Pré Porcher (c1761 – 4 May 1820)^[1] was an English politician.

He was a younger son of Paul Porcher, a planter of Charleston, South Carolina.

Career

Porcher joined the British East India Company as a writer in 1778, serving in various capacities in Madras until he retired in 1800. He was Mayor of Madras for 1791–2.^[2]

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin from 1802 to 1806, for Bletchingley from 1806 to 1807, for Dundalk in 1807, and for Old Sarum from 1807 to 1818.^[2]

He was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber from 1818 to his death in 1820. He married, on 1 Nov. 1787 at Fort George, Madras, Charlotte, the daughter of Admiral Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet of Broughton Hall, Oxfordshire. They had 4 sons and a daughter.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
^ ^a ^b Thorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "PORCHER, Josias Du Pré (?1761-1820), of Hillingdon House, Mdx. and Winslade House, Devon". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir John Morshead, Bt Charles Shaw-Lefevre	Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1802 – 1806 With: John Sargent to August 1806 James Topping August–November 1806	Succeeded by Davies Giddy William Wingfield
Preceded by Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Sir John Benn Walsh, Bt	Member of Parliament for Bletchingley 1806 – 1807 With: William Kenrick	Succeeded by William Kenrick John Alexander Bannerman
Preceded by John Metge	Member of Parliament for Dundalk 1807	Succeeded by Patrick Crawford Bruce
Preceded by The Lord Blayney Nicholas Vansittart	Member of Parliament for Old Sarum 1807 – 1818 With: Nicholas Vansittart to 1812 James Alexander from 1812	Succeeded by James Alexander Arthur Johnston Crawford

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"

[histparl-josias-d-p-porcher-2] Thorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "PORCHER, Josias Du Pré (?1761-1820), of Hillingdon House, Mdx. and Winslade House, Devon". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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 '''Josias Du Pré Porcher''' (''c''1761 &ndash; 4 May 1820)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|o|date=June 2014}}</ref> was an English politician.
+He was a younger son of Paul Porcher, a planter of Charleston, South Carolina.
 == Career ==
-Porcher joined the [[British East India Company]] in 1778, serving in [[Madras]] until he retired in 1800. He was [[Mayor of Madras]] on 1791–2.<ref name="histparl-josias-d-p-porcher" />
+Porcher joined the [[British East India Company]] as a writer in 1778, serving in various capacities in [[Madras]] until he retired in 1800. He was [[Mayor of Madras]] for 1791–2.<ref name="histparl-josias-d-p-porcher" />
 He was a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)|Bodmin]] from 1802 to 1806, for [[Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bletchingley]] from 1806 to 1807, for [[Dundalk (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundalk]] in 1807, and for [[Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)|Old Sarum]] from 1807 to 1818.<ref name="histparl-josias-d-p-porcher" />
+He was a [[Gentleman of the Privy Chamber]] from 1818 to his death in 1820. He married, on 1 Nov. 1787 at Fort George, Madras, Charlotte, the daughter of Admiral [[Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet]] of Broughton Hall, Oxfordshire. They had 4 sons and a daughter.
 == References ==