Sir Edward Turner, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edward Turner, 1st Baronet (1691 – 1735) was an 18th century investor, landowner and baronet
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He was born in London the son of John Turner, an well-to-do London merchant (d. 1708) and educated at Bicester Grammar School. Like his father he became a merchant in London, a Director and sometime Chairman of the East India Company. He served a year as the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1732.
In 1718 he married Mary Page, the daughter of Sir Gregory Page
, who was a "merchant prince" with great wealth from the British East India Company
. Both Turner and his father-in-law invested in the South Sea Company, but when the company's stock had risen in price in the South Sea Bubble they sold their shareholdings at a profit before the price crashed in 1720.
Both men then invested their increased wealth in land. Turner bought two manors
in Oxfordshire
from Sir Stephen Glynne, 3rd Baronet: one of the manors of Bicester
in 1728 and then the manor of Ambrosden
in 1729.
Turner was made 1st Baronet of Ambrosden in 1733. He died in 1735 and was succeeded by his son Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet
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Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
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He was born in London the son of John Turner, an well-to-do London merchant (d. 1708) and educated at Bicester Grammar School. Like his father he became a merchant in London, a Director and sometime Chairman of the East India Company. He served a year as the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1732.
In 1718 he married Mary Page, the daughter of Sir Gregory Page
Gregory Page
The heads of three successive generations of the same English family were each named Gregory Page. A wealthy family whose fortune was not inherited but initially accumulated through trade, the Pages were closely associated with the development of north-west Kent during the 18th century.-First...
, who was a "merchant prince" with great wealth from the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
. Both Turner and his father-in-law invested in the South Sea Company, but when the company's stock had risen in price in the South Sea Bubble they sold their shareholdings at a profit before the price crashed in 1720.
Both men then invested their increased wealth in land. Turner bought two manors
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
from Sir Stephen Glynne, 3rd Baronet: one of the manors of Bicester
Bicester
Bicester is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England.This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and...
in 1728 and then the manor of Ambrosden
Ambrosden
Ambrosden is a village and civil parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, southwest of Bicester to which it is linked by the A41 road, and from Oxford. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 1,749 people. The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south, its tributary the River Bure...
in 1729.
Turner was made 1st Baronet of Ambrosden in 1733. He died in 1735 and was succeeded by his son Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet was one of the Turner Baronets of Ambrosden and a Member of Parliament.-Life:Turner was the son of Sir Edward Turner, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary. He received his early education at Bicester Grammar School. He went on to Balliol College, Oxford where he was noted...
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