Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet
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Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet (6 October 1773 – 26 March 1851) was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet
by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hudson. He succeeded as fourth Baronet on his father's death in 1785.
In 1795 he was appointed High Sheriff of Rutland
and in 1796 he was elected to the House of Commons for Lincolnshire
, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented Rutland
from 1812 to 1841.
Heathcote married firstly Lady Katherine Sophia Manners, eldest daughter of John Manners
and Louisa, Countess of Dysart
, in 1793. After his first wife's death in 1825 he remarried the same year. Heathcote died in March 1851, aged 77, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Gilbert
, who in 1856 was elevated to the peerage as Baron Aveland.
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.Heathcote was the son of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet, and Bridget, daughter of Thomas White. He succeeded as third Baronet on his father's death in 1759...
by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hudson. He succeeded as fourth Baronet on his father's death in 1785.
In 1795 he was appointed High Sheriff of Rutland
High Sheriff of Rutland
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Rutland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown: there has been a Sheriff of Rutland since 1129...
and in 1796 he was elected to the House of Commons for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:...
, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented Rutland
Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire...
from 1812 to 1841.
Heathcote married firstly Lady Katherine Sophia Manners, eldest daughter of John Manners
John Manners (MP)
John Manners was an English politician, and the eldest natural son of Lord William Manners.In 1754, he replaced his father as Member of Parliament for Newark, which he represented until 1774....
and Louisa, Countess of Dysart
Earl of Dysart
Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...
, in 1793. After his first wife's death in 1825 he remarried the same year. Heathcote died in March 1851, aged 77, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Gilbert
Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland
Gilbert John Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland , known as Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, 5th Baronet, from 1851 to 1856, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background:...
, who in 1856 was elevated to the peerage as Baron Aveland.