Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet (28 August 1799 – 24 February 1869), was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet
. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father. In 1830 he was elected to the House of Commons
for Yorkshire
as a Whig
, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1832. The latter year he was returned for Scarborough
. During the 1835 parliament he defected from the Whigs to the Conservatives
, and lost his seat in 1837, but regained it in 1841, and continued to represent the constituency until his death 28 years later. However, from 1857 he sat as a Liberal
.
Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone married Louisa Augusta Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, daughter of the Most Reverend Edward Harcourt
, Archbishop of York
. He died in February 1869, aged 69, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Harcourt
, who also succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Scarborough and who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Derwent
in 1881. Lady Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone survived her husband by less than half a year, and died in August 1869.
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was the son of Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.Born Richard Johnstone he was the son of Colonel John Johnstone , second son of Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet, of Westerhall. His mother was Charlotte, daughter of John van den Bempde of Hackness Hall in...
. He succeeded as second Baronet in 1807, at the age of seven, on the death of his father. In 1830 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 Yorkshire
Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
as a Whig
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1832. The latter year he was returned for Scarborough
Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918...
. During the 1835 parliament he defected from the Whigs to the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
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, and lost his seat in 1837, but regained it in 1841, and continued to represent the constituency until his death 28 years later. However, from 1857 he sat as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
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Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone married Louisa Augusta Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, daughter of the Most Reverend Edward Harcourt
Edward Harcourt
Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt was an English clergyman who was Bishop of Carlisle from 1791 to 1807, and then Archbishop of York until his death....
, Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
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. He died in February 1869, aged 69, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Harcourt
Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent
Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent , known as Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet, from 1869 to 1881, was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament....
, who also succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Scarborough and who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Derwent
Baron Derwent
Baron Derwent, of Hackness in the North Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1881 for the former Liberal Member of Parliament for Scarborough, Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet. His grandson, the third Baron , was an...
in 1881. Lady Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone survived her husband by less than half a year, and died in August 1869.