Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Isell
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Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet of Isell FRS (1697 – 13 July 1737), was a British politician. He was educated Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1713; and was admitted to the Inner Temple
in 1715. He was Groom of the Bedchamber to George I
from 1720 to 1725; and was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718. He was one of the Lawson Baronets
, the son and heir of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Isell
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Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet was MP for Boroughbridge
1718–1722 and Cockermouth
1722–1737. He married Elizabeth Lucy, daughter of the Hon. Henry Mordaunt MP and niece of the Earl of Peterborough
. The marriage produced two sons Wilfrid and Mordaunt and two daughters Elizabeth and Charlotte. In 1717, Lawson stood for the Cockermouth constituency after Nicholas Lechmere
accepted a ministerial position and accordingly resigned the seat. However, the returning officer made a double return, returning both Lord Percy Seymour
and Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Both parties immediately petitioned against the result; Lord Percy, on the grounds that Lawson was a minor, (not having attained the age of 21), while Lawson based his petitioned on the grounds of bribery. Although both petitions were withdrawn, Sir Wilfrid did admit the charge and consequently Lord Percy took the seat. Historical parliamentary records record two of Lawson’s House of Commons
speeches suggesting that he carried some influence. On the opening of Parliament
in 1732, he severely criticized the address from the throne; commenting mainly on foreign affairs
and treaties made with foreign nations by the Government. In 1733, he moved for papers relative to the Spanish depredations, and carried his motion without a division, notwithstanding serious criticism from the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Upon his death at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1737 Lawso gave the vicar of Isel church the tithes of Blindcrake
, Sunderland, Isel Old-Park and Isel Gate in lieu of the tithes of Isel demesne. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 4th Baronet (1731-39). However, he died in infancy. He was succeeded by his brother Sir Mordaunt Lawson, 5th Baronet (1735-43) who also died in infancy; so ending the supremacy of the Isel
Lawson’s. The eldest daughter Elizabeth, who died in 1759, also deserves an historical footnote. She became a Maid of Honour to the Princess of Wales
and although courted by General James Wolfe
, hero of Quebec
, she refused his hand of marriage.
Inner Temple
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in 1715. He was Groom of the Bedchamber to George I
George I of Great Britain
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
from 1720 to 1725; and was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718. He was one of the Lawson Baronets
Lawson Baronets
There have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname of Lawson, two in the Baronetage of England and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
, the son and heir of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Isell
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Isell
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.He was the son of William Lawson and inherited his title on the death in 1688 of his grandfather Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isell....
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Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet was MP for Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons....
1718–1722 and Cockermouth
Cockermouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cockermouth was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295, and again from 1641, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough represented by two...
1722–1737. He married Elizabeth Lucy, daughter of the Hon. Henry Mordaunt MP and niece of the Earl of Peterborough
Earl of Peterborough
Earl of Peterborough was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for John Mordaunt, 5th Baron Mordaunt . He was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry, the second Earl. He was a soldier and courtier. Lord Peterborough had two daughters but no sons...
. The marriage produced two sons Wilfrid and Mordaunt and two daughters Elizabeth and Charlotte. In 1717, Lawson stood for the Cockermouth constituency after Nicholas Lechmere
Nicholas Lechmere
Sir Nicholas Lechmere , of Hanley Castle in Worcestershire, was an English Judge and Member of Parliament.A nephew of Sir Thomas Overbury, Lechmere was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and called to the bar as a member of Middle Temple in 1641. On the outbreak of the Civil War, he sided with...
accepted a ministerial position and accordingly resigned the seat. However, the returning officer made a double return, returning both Lord Percy Seymour
Percy Seymour
Percy Ambrose Seymour was an Australian classicist and university administrator.-Biography:Seymour was born in Australia and educated at Ormond College , graduating in 1910 in classics...
and Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Both parties immediately petitioned against the result; Lord Percy, on the grounds that Lawson was a minor, (not having attained the age of 21), while Lawson based his petitioned on the grounds of bribery. Although both petitions were withdrawn, Sir Wilfrid did admit the charge and consequently Lord Percy took the seat. Historical parliamentary records record two of Lawson’s House of Commons
House of Commons of Great Britain
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speeches suggesting that he carried some influence. On the opening of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
in 1732, he severely criticized the address from the throne; commenting mainly on foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs
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and treaties made with foreign nations by the Government. In 1733, he moved for papers relative to the Spanish depredations, and carried his motion without a division, notwithstanding serious criticism from the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Upon his death at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1737 Lawso gave the vicar of Isel church the tithes of Blindcrake
Blindcrake
Blindcrake is a village and civil parish within the Isel Valley, in the Lake District National Park and in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 287. The village is some four miles north-east of Cockermouth off the old roman road to...
, Sunderland, Isel Old-Park and Isel Gate in lieu of the tithes of Isel demesne. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 4th Baronet (1731-39). However, he died in infancy. He was succeeded by his brother Sir Mordaunt Lawson, 5th Baronet (1735-43) who also died in infancy; so ending the supremacy of the Isel
ISEL
ISEL can refer to:*Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, a Portuguese school of engineering*Industrial Syndicalist Education League, a British syndicalist organisation*Institut supérieur d'études logistiques, a French school of engineering...
Lawson’s. The eldest daughter Elizabeth, who died in 1759, also deserves an historical footnote. She became a Maid of Honour to the Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
and although courted by General James Wolfe
James Wolfe
Major General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...
, hero of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, she refused his hand of marriage.