Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet

Richard Wrottesley
Born(1721-06-19)19 June 1721
Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire, England
Died20 July 1769(1769-07-20) (aged 48)
England
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
Matric. 31 August 1739
Known forMember of Parliament
Dean of Worcester
SpouseLady Mary Leveson-Gower (1717–1778)
ChildrenMary 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

References

  1. ^ "Personal Facts and Details". Stanford University. Retrieved 3 October 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Wrottesley, Sir Richard, Bart. (WRTY756R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Wrottesley, Sir Richard, 7th Bt. (1721-69), of Wrottesley, Staffs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Rev Sir Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet". Stepney Robarts. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ^ The History of Parliament: Members 1754-1790 - Wrottesley, John (1744-87). (Author: I. R. Christie)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tavistock
1747–1754
With: Thomas Brand 		Succeeded by
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Worcester
1765–1769 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Wrottesley)
1731–1769 		Succeeded by