Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet (1689 – 6 September 1759) was a British
Member of Parliament
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Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of London
, and Hester, daughter of Christopher Rayner. He was elected to the House of Commons
for Grantham
in 1715, a seat he held until 1722, and later represented Bodmin
from 1733 to 1741.
Heathcote married Bridget White, daughter of Thomas White, in 1720. He died in September 1759 and was succeeded by his son Gilbert Heathcote
.
United Kingdom
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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,...
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Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
, and Hester, daughter of Christopher Rayner. He was elected to the House of Commons
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...
for Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
in 1715, a seat he held until 1722, and later represented Bodmin
Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
from 1733 to 1741.
Heathcote married Bridget White, daughter of Thomas White, in 1720. He died in September 1759 and was succeeded by his son Gilbert Heathcote
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.Heathcote was the son of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet, and Bridget, daughter of Thomas White. He succeeded as third Baronet on his father's death in 1759...
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