Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton
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Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton (19 December 1726 – 14 June 1800) was an English
nobleman, the son of Hon. Thomas Willoughby
.
He was born at York in 1726 and entered Jesus College, Cambridge
in 1745. In 1757, he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire
. He succeeded his cousin Thomas Willoughby
to the Middleton barony and estates in 1781.
He married Dorothy Cartwright in 1756 and lived in the family seat at Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire
. They had three children:
His memorial is in St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
nobleman, the son of Hon. Thomas Willoughby
Thomas Willoughby (MP)
Thomas Willoughby , English politician, was the second son of Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton and Elizabeth Rothwell. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was MP for the university in 1720 and from 1721 to 1727; from 1727 to 1730 he was MP for Tamworth.He married Elizabeth Southby...
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He was born at York in 1726 and entered Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
in 1745. In 1757, 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...
. He succeeded his cousin Thomas Willoughby
Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton
Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton was an English nobleman, the second son of Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton.He was educated at Bury St Edmund's School, and entered Jesus College, Cambridge in 1745...
to the Middleton barony and estates in 1781.
He married Dorothy Cartwright in 1756 and lived in the family seat at Wollaton Park, 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...
. They had three children:
- Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron MiddletonHenry Willoughby, 6th Baron MiddletonHenry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton was an English nobleman, the only son of Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton....
(1761–1835) - Hon. Dorothy Willoughby (d. 13 April 1824, married on 24 November 1784 Richard Langley of Wykeham Abbey
- Hon. Henrietta Willoughby (d. March 1846), married Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough , styled The Honourable Richard Lumley-Saunderson until 1807, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
His memorial is in St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton
St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton
St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.-History:...
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