John Henry Loft (20 February 1769 – 13 July 1849) was a British soldier and politician.

[1] In 1769 he enlisted in the 15th Regiment of Foot and had been promoted to lieutenant-colonel within four years, of an unattached Corps of 4,000 men which he had raised himself.

[2] Loft was the member of Parliament for Great Grimsby [3] and was much involved with recruiting during the Napoleonic Wars.

[4] Between around 1826 and 1844, Loft obsessively recorded details of churches, gravestones and memorials around Lincolnshire, many of which have survived and become a useful resource for historians.

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