7 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁▁ ▁B anks ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Jacob ▁Ban cks ▁( or ▁B anks ), ▁of ▁[ Mil ton ▁Abb as , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁T regon well , ▁only ▁surv iving ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁T regon well , ▁MP ▁of ▁Mil ton ▁Abb as . ▁B anks ' s ▁father ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁Swedish ▁diplom at ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁formerly ▁married ▁to ▁Francis ▁L ut tre ll ▁. ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁ ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁and ▁when ▁his ▁brother ▁died ▁un mar ried ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 , ▁B anks ▁inherited ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Christ ch urch . ▁▁ ▁B anks ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Christ ch urch ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁probably ▁as ▁a ▁T ory , ▁but ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁pet ition ed ▁un success fully . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁ ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁ ▁Sh aft es bury , ▁which ▁he ▁represented ▁till ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁recorded ▁as ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁any ▁vote . ▁ ▁B anks ▁died ▁un mar ried ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁died ▁int est ate , ▁and ▁a ▁complex ▁law suit ▁arose ,