John Neale (MP)

Neale was baptized on 11 July 1687, the eldest son of Henry Neale of Allesley Park and his wife Anna Maria Hanbury, daughter of John Hanbury of Freckenham, Suffolk. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford on 29 March 1705, aged 17, and was admitted at Middle Temple in 1705.[1] He married Frances Pope, daughter of Roger Pope of Oswestry, Shropshire.[2]

Neale was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament for Chipping Wycombe at a by-election on 8 February 1722. At the 1722 general election, he was elected MP for Coventry on the corporation interest. The election was declared void on 20 November 1722, but he was returned at a new election on 11 December 1722. He was returned unopposed at the 1727 general election. He made his maiden speech at the committee stage of the excise bill on 16 March 1733, declaring that his constituents supported the bill, but on 11 April he seconded a petition from Coventry against the bill presented by William Bromley. At the 1734 general election Neale was defeated by John Bird, a local merchant who stood on the anti-excise platform. Neale recovered his seat in a contest at a by-election on 15 February 1737, but the election was declared void on 22 March 1737. Neale was then returned unopposed at a by-election in 12 April 1737. In 1740, he voted for the place bill. He lost his seat at the 1741 general election and did not stand again.

In 1740, Neale replaced the manor house at Cherington by Cherington Park, but later he sold the advowson of Allesley to pay the debts arising from his electioneering. He died on 19 December 1746, leaving three daughters.[2] His daughter Frances married Sir John Turner, 3rd Baronet and inherited Cherington Park.