Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet
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Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet (21 September 1732 – 14 July 1807) was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Born Richard Johnstone he was the son of Colonel John Johnstone (d. 1741), second son of Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet, of Westerhall. His mother was Charlotte, daughter of John van den Bempde of Hackness Hall in Hackness
, near Scarborough, Yorkshire
. In 1793 he assumed by Act of Parliament his maternal grandfather's surname of Vanden-Bempde but in 1795 he was authorised by Royal license to resume the name of Johnstone in addition to those of Vanden-Bempde. Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone was elected to the House of Commons
for Weymouth in 1790, a seat he held until 1796. In 1795 he was created a Baronet, of Hackness Hall in the North Riding of the County of York. He died in July 1807, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John
. His grandson Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet
, was raised to the peerage as Baron Derwent
in 1881.
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Born Richard Johnstone he was the son of Colonel John Johnstone (d. 1741), second son of Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet, of Westerhall. His mother was Charlotte, daughter of John van den Bempde of Hackness Hall in Hackness
Hackness
Hackness is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of the county of North Yorkshire, England.Hackness is mentioned as the site of a double monastery or nunnery by Bede, writing in the early 8th century. The church of Saint Mary has fragments of a high cross dating from the late 8th...
, near Scarborough, 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...
. In 1793 he assumed by Act of Parliament his maternal grandfather's surname of Vanden-Bempde but in 1795 he was authorised by Royal license to resume the name of Johnstone in addition to those of Vanden-Bempde. Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone 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 Weymouth in 1790, a seat he held until 1796. In 1795 he was created a Baronet, of Hackness Hall in the North Riding of the County of York. He died in July 1807, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baronet , 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...
. His grandson Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet
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....
, was raised 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.