Gervase Holles (9 March 1607 – 10 February 1675) was an English lawyer, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642.
He was awarded MA at Oxford University on 1 November 1642 and served as colonel of foot to Charles I and Louis XIV.
[1] He was an antiquary and during his exile in Holland wrote on historical subjects including Parentela Hollesiorum[3] and Lincolnshire Church Notes.
[4] After the Restoration, Holles was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1675.
His second wife was Elizabeth Molesworth and their only son, Frescheville,[5] was also Mayor and MP for Grimsby.