Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet
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Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet (4 August 1716 – 6 December 1793) was an English country gentleman. Born John Dashwood, he adopted the additional surname of King by the terms of his uncle Dr. John King's will.
The son of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet
by his third wife, Mary King, he was the half-brother of the infamous Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet
. He was a member of the Hellfire Club
which his brother had founded.
His principal interests lay in his lands in Wales and Lincolnshire which he had inherited from his maternal uncles. From 1753 until 1761, he served as Member of Parliament
for the pocket borough of Bishop's Castle
, controlled by his brother-in-law John Walcott. In 1761, he married Sarah Moore (d. 9 April 1777), by whom he had eight children, of whom four survived him:
He served as High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
in 1777. He inherited West Wycombe Park
and the baronetcy in 1781, upon the death of his half-brother, but made no significant changes there before his death in 1793.
The son of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet was a British merchant.A son of Francis Dashwood, Alderman of London, he and his brother Samuel Dashwood early joined their father's business and became leading silk importers. They were also members of the British East India Company and the Worshipful Company of...
by his third wife, Mary King, he was the half-brother of the infamous Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet
Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer
Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer was an English rake and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer and founder of the Hellfire Club.-Early life:...
. He was a member of the Hellfire Club
Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century, and was more formally or cautiously known as the "Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe"...
which his brother had founded.
His principal interests lay in his lands in Wales and Lincolnshire which he had inherited from his maternal uncles. From 1753 until 1761, he served as 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 the pocket borough of Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle (UK Parliament constituency)
Bishop's Castle was a borough constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1584 and was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to...
, controlled by his brother-in-law John Walcott. In 1761, he married Sarah Moore (d. 9 April 1777), by whom he had eight children, of whom four survived him:
- Francis Dashwood-King, (d. 9 November 1779)
- Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th BaronetSir John Dashwood-King, 4th BaronetSir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet was a British Tory politician and country gentleman.The son of Sir John Dashwood-King, 3rd Baronet and half-nephew of Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer, he shared little of their cultured and hedonistic ways and was a pious churchgoer.On 29 August 1789,...
- William Dashwood-King (d. 24 June 1773)
- George Dashwood-King (d. 22 June 1801), married on 21 March 1794 Elizabeth Callander of Craigforth, without issue.
- Sarah Dashwood-King (d. 22 March 1834), married on 2 December 1788 Rev. John Walcott, son of Charles Walcott (MP)Charles Walcott (MP)Charles Walcott was a British politician.He served as Member of Parliament for Weymouth from 1763 to 1769 and also served as High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1782. A graduate of the University of Oxford, he lived at Bitterley Court, Bitterley, Shropshire...
. - Elizabeth Dashwood-King (d. April 1826), married Vice-Admiral William LechmereWilliam LechmereWilliam Lechmere was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
and had issue - Charles Dashwood-King (d. 6 November 1770)
- Mary Dashwood-King (d. 26 July 1774)
He served as High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
The office of High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire was established in 1541 since when a High Sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of Powys from the amalgamation of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and...
in 1777. He inherited West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe Park is a country house near the village of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, built between 1740 and 1800. It was conceived as a pleasure palace for the 18th century libertine and dilettante Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet. The house is a long rectangle with four façades that...
and the baronetcy in 1781, upon the death of his half-brother, but made no significant changes there before his death in 1793.