Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet
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Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet (c. 1700 – 9 May 1770), of Harpham
and Scampston
in Yorkshire
, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament
.
He was the eldest son of Hugh St Quintin (b. 1671); he succeeded to the family baronetcy on 30 June 1723 on the death of his uncle, Sir William St Quintin
, who had never married.
St Quintin entered Parliament in 1722 as member for Thirsk
, and remained its MP for five years. In 1730 he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire
.
He married Rebecca, daughter of Sir John Thompson, Lord Mayor of London
, and their children included:
Harpham
Harpham is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately north east of Driffield and south west of Bridlington....
and Scampston
Scampston Hall
Scampston Hall is a country house in North Yorkshire, England, with a serpentine park designed by Charles Bridgeman and Capability Brown. It is located on the north side of the A64 Leeds/Scarborough road, 4 miles east of Malton, in Scampston village, whose name was variously written in ancient...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, was an English landowner and 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 eldest son of Hugh St Quintin (b. 1671); he succeeded to the family baronetcy on 30 June 1723 on the death of his uncle, Sir William St Quintin
Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet , of Harpham in Yorkshire, was an English official and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of William St Quintin of Muston ; he succeeded to the family baronetcy in November 1695 on the death of his grandfather, Sir Henry St Quintin of Harpham, who...
, who had never married.
St Quintin entered Parliament in 1722 as member for Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...
, and remained its MP for five years. In 1730 he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
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He married Rebecca, daughter of Sir John Thompson, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
, and their children included:
- William St Quintin (1729-1795) who succeeded to the baronetcy
- Mary (d. 1772), who married Vice-Admiral George DarbyGeorge DarbyVice Admiral George Darby was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the second son of Jonathan Darby III Esq. , of Leap Castle, in King's County, Ireland.-Early career:Darby joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer...
of Newtown - Katherine, who married Christopher Griffith, MP, of Padworth
- John Chitty (1730-1746)
- Hugh St Quintin (1731-1736)
- Rebecca St Quintin (d. 1758)