Ralph Bucknall was a M.P. for Petersfield.
In 1697 Bucknall became Lord of the Manor of Petersfield.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685–1783' Surry, N. p11: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 In 1670 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Birch of Whitbourne, Herefordshire: they had 1 son and 3 daughters. A brewer by trade he also had a government commission for carrying on the manufacture of linen and paper in Jersey and Guernsey."A Chronology and Calendar of Documents Relating to the London Book Trade" Francis McKenzie, D.F. p109: London; OUP; 2005
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