Bamber Gascoyne (Junior)
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Bamber Gascoyne of Childwell Hall, Lancashire
(1758 – 17 January 1824) was an eighteenth-century British politician. He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
and Arthur Balfour
.
He was the son of Bamber Gascoyne (the elder) and Mary Green.
He was Member of Parliament
for Liverpool
from 1780 to 1796. He was succeeded as MP for Liverpool by his brother Isaac
.
He spoke in Parliament against the abolition of the slave trade, and led the opposition to the Sierra Leone
settlement bill, which successfully incorporated the Sierra Leone Company
in 1791.
He was married to Sarah Bridget Frances Price, born in 1767, daughter of Chase Price
and Susan Glanvile. Their daughter Frances Mary Gascoyne (c. 1806 - 15 October 1839) married on 2 February 1821 as his first wife James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
, who took her surname, and was the mother of Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
and the grandmother of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour
.
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
(1758 – 17 January 1824) was an eighteenth-century British politician. He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
and Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
.
He was the son of Bamber Gascoyne (the elder) and Mary Green.
He was 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,...
for Liverpool
Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool was a Borough constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
from 1780 to 1796. He was succeeded as MP for Liverpool by his brother Isaac
Isaac Gascoyne
Isaac Gascoyne was a British Army officer and Tory politician. He was the son of Bamber Gascoyne and Mary Green and was educated at Felsted School....
.
He spoke in Parliament against the abolition of the slave trade, and led the opposition to the Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
settlement bill, which successfully incorporated the Sierra Leone Company
Sierra Leone Company
The Sierra Leone Company was the corporate body involved in founding the second British colony in Africa in 1792 through the resettlement of black American ex-slaves who had initially been settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War...
in 1791.
He was married to Sarah Bridget Frances Price, born in 1767, daughter of Chase Price
Chase Price
Chase Price was an 18th century British lawyer and politician.He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Arthur Balfour.-Life:...
and Susan Glanvile. Their daughter Frances Mary Gascoyne (c. 1806 - 15 October 1839) married on 2 February 1821 as his first wife James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , styled Viscount Cranborne until 1823, was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Lord Privy Seal in 1852 and Lord President of the Council between 1858 and 1859...
, who took her surname, and was the mother of Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
and the grandmother of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
.