Background
Darcy was the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 8th Lord Darcy of Knayth and 5th Lord Conyers and his wife Grace Rokeby, daughter of Thomas Rokeby of Skiers.
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Conyers Darcy
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University College.
Career
He was a student of University College, Oxford in 1637 and of Gray"s Inn in 1640. He was elected Member of Parliament for Yorkshire in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. In November 1680 he was elevated to the House of Lords by Writ of acceleration, sitting as Baron Conyers.
On his father"s elevation to an earldom in 1682, he acquired the courtesy title Lord Darcy and Conyers.
He succeeded as 2nd Earl of Holderness, 9th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 6th Baron Conyers on his father"s death on 14 June 1689. Darcy married four times.
Firstly to Lady Catherine Fane, daughter of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland. Elizabeth Frescheville (1635–1690), daughter of John Frescheville, 1st Baron Frescheville.
John Darcy married Bridget, daughter of Robert 1st Baron Lexington.
However, this son John, predeceased his father, and so, upon the death of Lord Holderness in 1692, the earldom passed to Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness (1681–1722), John"s second but oldest surviving son. Mr Conyers Darcy (1622–1641)
The Honorary Conyers Darcy (1641–1682)
The Lord Conyers (1680-1689)
Lord Darcy and Conyers (1682–1689)
The Earl of Holderness (1689–1692).
Membership
Cavalier Parliament]
In 1660, Darcy was elected Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge in the Convention Parliament.
