Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet (25 October 1649 – 23 April 1718) was a baronet and a member of the British House of Commons
representing Ripon
and Northumberland
.
Blackett was the eldest surviving son of William Blackett and his wife Elizabeth Kirkley. He was Alderman
and later Mayor
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and was Member of Parliament
for Ripon for a year from 1689 to 1690.
He bought Newby Park at Ripon
, Yorkshire
, demolished the old house on the estate and in 1690 with the assistance of Sir Christopher Wren built the splendid Newby Hall
, which remained the family seat until 1748. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1680 and served as Member of Parliament for Northumberland from 1698 to 1700.
In 1674 he married his first wife, Mary Norton, only child and heiress of Thomas Norton of Langthorpe Yorkshire, who died without surviving issue. His second wife, whom he married in 1676, was Mary Yorke, only daughter of Sir John Yorke of Gowthwaite, and they had a large family. Finally, in 1699 he married his third and last wife, Diana Booth, widow of Sir Ralph Delaval and daughter of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer
. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son by his second marriage Edward who had been a Captain in the Royal Navy until he became heir to the estates on the death of his elder brother in 1714.
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
representing Ripon
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
and Northumberland
Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Northumberland, was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.The constituency was split into two...
.
Blackett was the eldest surviving son of William Blackett and his wife Elizabeth Kirkley. He was Alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
and later Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 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 Ripon for a year from 1689 to 1690.
He bought Newby Park at Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, demolished the old house on the estate and in 1690 with the assistance of Sir Christopher Wren built the splendid Newby Hall
Newby Hall
Newby Hall is an historic mansion house and Grade I listed building situated on the banks of the River Ure at Skelton-on-Ure, near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, England.-History:...
, which remained the family seat until 1748. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1680 and served as Member of Parliament for Northumberland from 1698 to 1700.
In 1674 he married his first wife, Mary Norton, only child and heiress of Thomas Norton of Langthorpe Yorkshire, who died without surviving issue. His second wife, whom he married in 1676, was Mary Yorke, only daughter of Sir John Yorke of Gowthwaite, and they had a large family. Finally, in 1699 he married his third and last wife, Diana Booth, widow of Sir Ralph Delaval and daughter of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer
George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer
George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer , known as Sir George Booth, 2nd Baronet, from 1652 to 1661, was an English peer.-Civil War:...
. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son by his second marriage Edward who had been a Captain in the Royal Navy until he became heir to the estates on the death of his elder brother in 1714.