John Hedges (26 February 1688 – 20 June 1737), of Finchley, Middlesex, was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1737.
His father was a merchant trading with Turkey, Governor of Bengal and Director of the Bank of England from 1699 to 1700.
[2] Hedges was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitchell at the 1722 general election.
In 1726, he was sent as Envoy Extraordinary to Turin, where he assisted with negotiations on the repartition of the two Sicilies and the Milanese.
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