Complex sentence: Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet, (1627 --) was an English merchant and MP, who rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet, (1627 --) was an English merchant and MP. He rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.