CROPLEY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1663-1713), of Red Lion Square, Mdx.

b. 15 July 1663, o. s. of Sir Edward Cropley (d.v.p. 1665) of St. James Clerkenwell, Mdx. by Martha, da. of Robert Wilson, merchant, of London. educ. Clare, Camb. 1678; travelled abroad (Italy, France, Germany) 1686–9. unm. suc. fa. 1665, gdfa. as 2nd Bt. Nov. 1676. B. Rand, Shaftesbury, pp. xix, 273–4.