Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet

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Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet (1671–1727) of Westwood House, near Droitwich in Worcestershire, was an English Tory politician who sat in Parliament from 1690 until his death in 1727. He was the only son of Sir John Pakington, 3rd Baronet, and Margaret Keyt. He studied at St John’s College, Oxford, in 1688, the same year he inherited the baronetcy and Westwood House. He first married Frances Parker in 1691; they had three daughters and no sons. He later married Hester Perrott, an heiress, and they had a son, Herbert, who became Sir Herbert Pakington, 5th Baronet.

Pakington was known for his Tory and High Church views. He served as Member of Parliament for Worcestershire in most elections from 1690 to 1727, briefly sitting for Aylesbury in 1702 before choosing Worcestershire. He became Recorder for Worcester in 1726, a post he held until his death. He died on 13 August 1727, just after Parliament had dissolved. He was succeeded as baronet by his son from his second marriage, Sir Herbert Pakington, 5th Baronet. In later years he was said to have inspired the character Roger de Coverley in The Spectator, though evidence for this is limited.