Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet
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Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet (31 July 1733 - 10 January 1802, died aged 68), of Norwood Park
in Nottinghamshire
was an English Member of Parliament
.
He was the son of Sir Robert Sutton
and Judith Tichborne. He entered Parliament in 1768 as member for St. Albans which he represented until 1780. In September 1780, he was simultaneously elected to Aldborough
and to Sandwich
. He chose to represent the latter until 1784, thus necessitating a by-election for the former constituency. In 1784, he became a representative for Boroughbridge
with the Irish peer Viscount Palmerston
, which he represented until 1796.
He married three times: 1st to Susan Crespigny, 2nd to Anne Williams, daughter of William Peere Williams esq., and 3rd to Margaret Porter. He and his second wife, Anne, had at least seven children: their eldest son was
The baronetcy was granted on 14 October 1772, after Sutton had retired from the office of Under Secretary of State. He was a great-grandson of Henry Sutton, younger brother of Robert Sutton, 1st Lord Lexington
(which peerage became extinct in 1723). The Sutton baronets were thus distantly related to the dukes of Rutland
, who were descended from the marriage of the 3rd duke
to the Hon. Bridget Sutton, heiress of Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton
.
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Norwood Park
Norwood Park may refer to:In Australia:*Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell, Australian Capital TerritoryIn England:*Norwood Park *Norwood Green in the London Borough of Ealing*Norwood Green, West Yorkshire...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
was an English Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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He was the son of Sir Robert Sutton
Robert Sutton (diplomat)
Sir Robert Sutton KB was an English diplomat and then politician.-Early life:He was the elder son of Robert Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire, and his wife, Katherine, the daughter of the Revd William Sherborne of Pembridge, Herefordshire...
and Judith Tichborne. He entered Parliament in 1768 as member for St. Albans which he represented until 1780. In September 1780, he was simultaneously elected to Aldborough
Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832....
and to Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
. He chose to represent the latter until 1784, thus necessitating a by-election for the former constituency. In 1784, he became a representative for Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons....
with the Irish peer Viscount Palmerston
Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston FRS was a British politician.-Life:He succeeded to the peerage in 1757, and was educated at Clare College, Cambridge from 1757 to 1759...
, which he represented until 1796.
He married three times: 1st to Susan Crespigny, 2nd to Anne Williams, daughter of William Peere Williams esq., and 3rd to Margaret Porter. He and his second wife, Anne, had at least seven children: their eldest son was
- John Sutton, who married Sophia Frances Chaplin, daughter of Charles Chaplin, esq., of TathwellTathwellTathwell is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies around south of the town of Louth. The hamlet of Haugham lies about a mile south-east of Tathwell.Cadwell Park motor racing circuit is around south of Tathwell....
, LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. (She later married Thomas Wright, esq., of Bramcote, Notts). He died in the lifetime of his father, leaving a son- Sir Richard Sutton, 2nd Baronet (16 December 1798 - 14 November 1855) who succeeded his grandfather to the baronetcy, aged 4.
The baronetcy was granted on 14 October 1772, after Sutton had retired from the office of Under Secretary of State. He was a great-grandson of Henry Sutton, younger brother of Robert Sutton, 1st Lord Lexington
Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton
Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married....
(which peerage became extinct in 1723). The Sutton baronets were thus distantly related to the dukes of Rutland
Duke of Rutland
Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
, who were descended from the marriage of the 3rd duke
John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland
John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland KG PC was an English nobleman, the eldest son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and Catherine Russell...
to the Hon. Bridget Sutton, heiress of Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton
Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton
Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC was an English diplomat.-Family:He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton and his third wife Mary St. Leger.On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret Hungerford Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC (6 January 1662 – 19 September 1723) was an English...
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Sources
- Stapylton genealogy
- Obituary: Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., for the death of the second baronet. The Gentleman's Magazine January 1856, pp. 80–82. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
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