Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet
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Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet (1765 – 22 October 1849) was a British Tory politician and country gentleman.
The son of Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet
and half-nephew of Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer
, he shared little of their cultured and hedonistic ways and was a pious churchgoer.
On 29 August 1789, he married Mary Anne Broadhead (d. 19 January 1844), the Great-Granddaughter of Theodore, Baron Brinckman; they had seven children:
Much given to country life, he established the Bourton Hunt, a pack of harriers
, at his estate in Gloucestershire
, and was also considered an excellent judge of horses.
In 1793, he inherited the baronetcy and West Wycombe Park
, and stood unsuccessfully for the borough of Wycombe
. He was returned in 1796, and would hold the seat until 1831, playing an active role in local politics as well. However, he disliked his seat at West Wycombe as unsuitable for hunting and too expensive to maintain, attempting to sell it to the Duke of Somerset
, but was not able to do so. He preferred to live in Halton House
, near Aylesbury
.
An unfortunate incident ensued in 1800, when he suspected his wife of being overly intimate with the Prince of Wales and made her leave London for Bourton.
An independent Tory
, he was mobbed in Wycombe
for his opposition to the Reform Bill
in 1831, and left Parliament in 1831, preferring not to contest the election of 1832. Due to heavy investment in land in Buckinghamshire
, he died burdened by poverty and crushing debt.
The son of Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet was an English country gentleman. Born John Dashwood, he adopted the additional surname of King by the terms of his uncle Dr. John King's will....
and half-nephew of Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer
Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer
Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer was an English rake and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer and founder of the Hellfire Club.-Early life:...
, he shared little of their cultured and hedonistic ways and was a pious churchgoer.
On 29 August 1789, he married Mary Anne Broadhead (d. 19 January 1844), the Great-Granddaughter of Theodore, Baron Brinckman; they had seven children:
- Sir George Dashwood, 5th BaronetSir George Dashwood, 5th BaronetSir George Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1865....
- Francis Dashwood (d. May 1817)
- Sir John Dashwood, 6th Baronet (1792–1863)
- Captain Edwin Sandys Dashwood (d. 1846). An officer of the Royal Horse GuardsRoyal Horse GuardsThe Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
, he married Emily Hare in 1821, but became an alcoholic and died of delirium tremensDelirium tremensDelirium tremens is an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813...
in Paris. He left a son:- Sir Edwin Dashwood, 7th Baronet (1825–1882)
- Rev. Henry Dashwood (d. 6 February 1846), married on 19 September 1826) Anne Leader and had issue. Vicar of West Wycombe in 1832, but lost his post due to indiscreet romantic entanglements.
- Mary Dashwood, married in 1815 Augustus Fitzhardinge Berkeley, natural son of Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
- Elizabeth Dashwood (d. 29 August 1846), married in 1821 W.H. Sober, married on 28 April 1827 Anthony St. Leger and had issue
Much given to country life, he established the Bourton Hunt, a pack of harriers
Harrier (dog)
The Harrier is a small to medium sized dog breed of the hound class,used for hunting hares by trailing them. It resembles an English Foxhound but is smaller, though not as small as a Beagle.-Appearance:...
, at his estate in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, and was also considered an excellent judge of horses.
In 1793, he inherited the baronetcy and West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe Park is a country house near the village of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, built between 1740 and 1800. It was conceived as a pleasure palace for the 18th century libertine and dilettante Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet. The house is a long rectangle with four façades that...
, and stood unsuccessfully for the borough of Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
. He was returned in 1796, and would hold the seat until 1831, playing an active role in local politics as well. However, he disliked his seat at West Wycombe as unsuitable for hunting and too expensive to maintain, attempting to sell it to the Duke of Somerset
Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset
Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset KG FRS was the son of Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset and Mary Bonnell. He was also a baronet....
, but was not able to do so. He preferred to live in Halton House
Halton House
thumb|right|300px|Halton House, BuckinghamshireHalton House is a country house situated in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England. It was built for Alfred de Rothschild between 1880 and 1883...
, near Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
.
An unfortunate incident ensued in 1800, when he suspected his wife of being overly intimate with the Prince of Wales and made her leave London for Bourton.
An independent Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
, he was mobbed in Wycombe
High Wycombe
High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...
for his opposition to the Reform Bill
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
in 1831, and left Parliament in 1831, preferring not to contest the election of 1832. Due to heavy investment in land in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, he died burdened by poverty and crushing debt.