Benjamin Haskins-Stiles
Benjamin Haskins-Stiles (c.1684 - 4 April 1739), of Bowden Park, near Chippenham, Wiltshire and Moor Park, Hertfordshire, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1734.[1]
Haskins-Styles was the eldest son of Joseph Haskins Stiles, a sometime Amsterdam merchant. After inheriting both his father's and younger brother Joseph's fortunes (1714 and 1719 respectively) he acquired several estates in Wiltshire, including Bowden Park, near Devizes and Calne manor and Moor Park, Hertfordshire, where he commissioned Giacomo Leoni and Sir James Thornhill to remodel the house as a Palladian mansion.
Haskins-Stiles was elected Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes in 8 February 1721, replacing his uncle Francis Eyles, who had been expelled from Parliament as a director of the failed South Sea Company. He held the seat until 1734.
He married twice, but left no surviving children. Moor Park was sold to Admiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson in 1754.
References
- ↑ "HASKINS STILES, Benjamin (c.1684-1739), of Bowden Park, nr. Chippenham, Wilts. and Moor Park, Herts". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Josiah Diston Francis Eyles |
Member of Parliament for Devizes 1715 1721–1722 With: Josiah Diston 1721-1722 Sir Joseph Eyles 1722-1727 Francis Eyles 1727-1734 |
Succeeded by Francis Eyles Sir Joseph Eyles |