John Blackmore

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John Blackmore was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.

Blackmore was the son of John Blackmore of Exeter, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 12 December 1634, aged 18. He was awarded BA on 16 January 1640 and MA on 19 May 1649 when he was a major in the army.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117046 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Bennell-Bloye', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 106–141. Date accessed: 7 August 2011]

In 1654, Blackmore was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in the First Protectorate Parliament, but the election was declared void. He sat instead for the combined seat of East Looe and West Looe.{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}

Blackmore is said to have been knighted by Oliver Cromwell. He was Sheriff of Devon in 1657 or 1658.{{cite book |title=List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to A.D. 1831 (with amendments of 1963, Public Record Office)|first=A. |last=Hughes |publisher=Eyre & Spottiswoode |location=London |year=1898 |url=https://archive.org/details/listofsheriffsfo00newy/|page=37}}