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'''Sir John Holkell''' (died 28 June 1771) was an English governmental functionary.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |title=Colonial administrators and post-independence leaders in India (1616–2000) |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/theme/93241}}<br />
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</ref> He was the Acting [[Governor of Bombay]] for a short time at the start of 1760; he was relieved of his command by the arrival of [[Charles Crommelin]] on 28 February 1760.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm British Provinces: Bombay - 1760]. Accessed 18 February 2017</ref><br />
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Holkell married Blandina (or Mary) Bayard (1743-1801) in October 1745; they had no children. He died at Bombay on 28 June 1771.<ref>[http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Blandina_Bayard_%282%29 WeRelate.org ''Blandina Bayard''; ''John Holkell'']. Accessed 18 February 2017</ref> He was buried at St. Thomas's in the Fort.<br />
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