George Willoughby, 17th Baron Willoughby of Parham
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George Willoughby, 17th Baron Willoughby of Parham (c.1748/49–1779) was an English peer
of the House of Lords
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He was born on 24 April 1748 (or 1749), the son of Fortune Willoughby and Hannah, former wife of Cook Tollet and daughter of Thomas Barrow. On the death of his uncle Henry
in 1775, he succeeded as the 17th Baron Willoughby of Parham. Four years later, he died without issue on 29 October 1779 and the barony became extinct.
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He was born on 24 April 1748 (or 1749), the son of Fortune Willoughby and Hannah, former wife of Cook Tollet and daughter of Thomas Barrow. On the death of his uncle Henry
Henry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Henry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.On the death of Charles Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby of Parham, who died without male heir on 9 December 1679, the title should have passed to the descendants of Sir Ambrose Willoughby of Matson,...
in 1775, he succeeded as the 17th Baron Willoughby of Parham. Four years later, he died without issue on 29 October 1779 and the barony became extinct.