Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet
Richard Wrottesley | |
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Born | (1721-06-19)19 June 1721 Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire, England |
Died | 20 July 1769(1769-07-20) (aged 48) England |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford Matric. 31 August 1739 |
Known for | Member of Parliament Dean of Worcester |
Spouse | Lady Mary Leveson-Gower (1717–1778) |
Children | Mary Wrottesley (1740–1769) Frances Wrottesley (1743–1811) John Wrottesley (1744–1787) Elizabeth Wrottesley (1745–1822) Dorothy Wrottesley (1747) Harriet Wrottesley (1754–1824) |
Parent(s) | Sir John Wrottesley Frances Grey |
Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet (19 June 1721 – 20 July 1769) of Wrottesley Hall in Staffordshire, was a Member of Parliament, Anglican clergyman and Dean of Worcester.[1]
Biography
He was born a younger son of Sir John Wrottesley Bt MP, by Frances, the daughter of the Hon. John Grey MP of Enville. He was educated at Winchester College (1736-38) and St John's College, Oxford (1739). He did not graduate at Oxford,[2] but later graduated at Cambridge (admitted to St John's College, Cambridge and graduated M.A. in 1756; admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge and graduated LL.D. in 1764).[3]
He succeeded his elder brother Sir Walter Wrottesley as baronet in 1732.[4]
It is said that when Bonnie Prince Charlie was marching south through England during the course of his rebellion, Sir Richard, a regular duellist, armed his tenants and gathered his servants to do battle but he reportedly never got further than a local inn, The Bull at Codsall, where his small team of men spent a convivial week.[5]
He became M.P. for Tavistock in December 1747, holding the seat until 1754. He was appointed a Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1749 to 1754.
He became a Church official, being appointed minister of St Michael's in Tettenhall.[5] He was appointed chaplain in ordinary to the King, George III, in 1763 and collated Dean of Worcester for life in 1765.
He married Lady Mary Leveson-Gower, the daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont, in 1739.[6]
He died in 1769.
See also
- Baron Wrottesley, and The Wrottesley Baronetcy
References
- ^ "Personal Facts and Details". Stanford University. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Wrottesley, (Sir) Richard (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Wrottesley, Sir Richard, Bart. (WRTY756R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Wrottesley, Sir Richard, 7th Bt. (1721-69), of Wrottesley, Staffs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Rev Sir Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet". Stepney Robarts. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ The History of Parliament: Members 1754-1790 - Wrottesley, John (1744-87). (Author: I. R. Christie)
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Richard Leveson-Gower Thomas Brand | Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1747–1754 With: Thomas Brand | Succeeded by Jeffrey French Richard Rigby |
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Preceded by John Waugh | Dean of Worcester 1765–1769 | Succeeded by William Digby |
Baronetage of England | ||
Preceded by Walter Wrottesley | Baronet (of Wrottesley) 1731–1769 | Succeeded by |
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