Sir Arthur Middleton, 7th Baronet
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Sir Arthur Edward Middleton, M.P., 7th Baronet (12 January 1838 – 1 April 1933) was a British MP.
He was born Arthur Edward Monck, the son of Charles Atticus Monck (1805–1856) of Belsay Castle
, Northumberland
, by his wife Laura, daughter of Sir Mathew White Ridley
(1778-1836) 3rd Bt., M.P., of Blagdon Hall
, Northumberland. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Belsay Castle
on the death of his grandfather
in 1867. His grandfather had changed his name from Middleton to Monck in 1799, and in 1876 the 7th Baronet and his brothers changed their name from Monck to Middleton.
He was elected as a Liberal Party
Member of Parliament
(MP) for the City of Durham at a by-election in 1874, after the 1874 general election
in Durham had been voided on petition. He retired from the House of Commons at the 1880 general election
. He served as High Sheriff of Northumberland
for 1884.
He married, in 1871, Constance Harriet Amherst, daughter of the 2nd Earl Amherst
. Middleton outlived his eldest son Gilbert (b. 1873) and was succeeded by his son Charles (1874-1942). He was the author of An Account of Belsay Castle in the County of Northumberland published in 1910 and of Sir Gilbert de Middleton and the Part he took in the Rebellion of the North in 1317 published in 1918.
He was born Arthur Edward Monck, the son of Charles Atticus Monck (1805–1856) of Belsay Castle
Belsay Castle
Belsay Castle is a 14th century medieval castle situated at Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building....
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, by his wife Laura, daughter of Sir Mathew White Ridley
Viscount Ridley
Viscount Ridley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Conservative politician Sir Matthew White Ridley, 5th Baronet, Home Secretary from 1895 to 1900. He was made Baron Wensleydale, of Blagdon and Blyth in the County of Northumberland, at the same time,...
(1778-1836) 3rd Bt., M.P., of Blagdon Hall
Blagdon Hall
Blagdon Hall is a privately owned country mansion near Seaton Burn, Northumberland which has Grade I listed building status.The estate has been in the ownership of the White Ridley family since 1698....
, Northumberland. He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Belsay Castle
Belsay Castle
Belsay Castle is a 14th century medieval castle situated at Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building....
on the death of his grandfather
Sir Charles Monck, 6th Baronet
Sir Charles Miles Lambert Monck, 6th Baronet succeeded to the Baronetcy of Belsay Castle on the death of his father in 1795...
in 1867. His grandfather had changed his name from Middleton to Monck in 1799, and in 1876 the 7th Baronet and his brothers changed their name from Monck to Middleton.
He was elected as a Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
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,...
(MP) for the City of Durham at a by-election in 1874, after the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
in Durham had been voided on petition. He retired from the House of Commons at the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
. He served as High Sheriff of Northumberland
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
for 1884.
He married, in 1871, Constance Harriet Amherst, daughter of the 2nd Earl Amherst
Earl Amherst
Earl Amherst, of Arracan in the East Indies, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 December 1826 for William Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst, the Governor-General of India. He was made Viscount Holmesdale, in the County of Kent, at the same time, also in the Peerage of...
. Middleton outlived his eldest son Gilbert (b. 1873) and was succeeded by his son Charles (1874-1942). He was the author of An Account of Belsay Castle in the County of Northumberland published in 1910 and of Sir Gilbert de Middleton and the Part he took in the Rebellion of the North in 1317 published in 1918.