Sir George Armytage, 3rd Baronet
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Sir George Armytage, 3rd Baronet (25 December 1734 – 21 January 1783) was a British
politician.
He was the second son of Sir Samuel Armytage, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Griffith, daughter of Thomas Griffith. In 1758, he succeeded his older brother John
as baronet
. Armytage was a Member of Parliament
(MP) for York from 1761 to 1768. Between 1775 and 1776, he was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
.
On 10 April 1760, Armytage married Anna Maria Wentworth, eldest daughter of Godfrey Wentworth at St Marylebone Church in London
. They had three daughters and three sons, of whose George, the oldest succeeded to the baronetcy. Armytage died, aged 48 and was buried at Hartshead
in Yorkshire
.
Great Britain
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politician.
He was the second son of Sir Samuel Armytage, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Griffith, daughter of Thomas Griffith. In 1758, he succeeded his older brother John
Sir John Armytage, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Armytage, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Samuel Armytage, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Griffith, daughter of Thomas Griffith, and was educated at Eton. In 1747, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1751,...
as baronet
Baronet
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. Armytage was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for York from 1761 to 1768. Between 1775 and 1776, he was 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...
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On 10 April 1760, Armytage married Anna Maria Wentworth, eldest daughter of Godfrey Wentworth at St Marylebone Church in London
London
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. They had three daughters and three sons, of whose George, the oldest succeeded to the baronetcy. Armytage died, aged 48 and was buried at Hartshead
Hartshead
Hartshead is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, west of Dewsbury and near Hartshead Moor.The village has pre-Norman Conquest origins; the Walton Cross dated from the 8th century....
in 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...
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