Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield
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Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield (12 August 1778 – 10 August 1844) was a British
peer and Member of Parliament
(MP).
Huntingfield was the son of Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield
, and Maria Thompson. His paternal grandfather Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet
, had emigrated from the Netherlands in 1722 and had become a prominent London
merchant. In 1816 Huntingfield succeeded his father both as second Baron Huntingfield and as Tory
Member of Parliament for Dunwich
, a seat he held until 1819. The barony of Huntingfield was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
.
Lord Huntingfield married, firstly, Frances Catherine Arcedeckne, daughter of Chalenor Arcedeckne, in 1810. She died in 1815 and in 1817 he married, secondly, Lucy Anne Blois, daughter of Sir Charles Blois, 6th Baronet. He died in August 1844, aged 65, and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his second marriage, Charles. Lady Huntingfield died in 1889.
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peer and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP).
Huntingfield was the son of Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield
Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield
Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield , known as Sir Joshua Vanneck, 3rd Baronet, from 1791 to 1796, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament....
, and Maria Thompson. His paternal grandfather Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet
Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet
Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet was a British-Dutch merchant.Venneck was born in The Hague, the son of Cornelius Van Neck. He emigrated to Britain in 1722 and became a successful London merchant. This enabled him to purchase the estate of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk. In 1751 he was created a...
, had emigrated from the Netherlands in 1722 and had become a prominent London
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merchant. In 1816 Huntingfield succeeded his father both as second Baron Huntingfield and as Tory
Tory
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Member of Parliament for Dunwich
Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1298 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
, a seat he held until 1819. The barony of Huntingfield was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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.
Lord Huntingfield married, firstly, Frances Catherine Arcedeckne, daughter of Chalenor Arcedeckne, in 1810. She died in 1815 and in 1817 he married, secondly, Lucy Anne Blois, daughter of Sir Charles Blois, 6th Baronet. He died in August 1844, aged 65, and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his second marriage, Charles. Lady Huntingfield died in 1889.