Philip Rashleigh (1689–1736)
Arms of Rashleigh: Sable, a cross or between in the first quarter: a Cornish chough, argent beaked and legged gules; in the second quarter: a text "T"; in the third and fourth quarters: a crescent all of the third[1]
Philip II Rashleigh (1689-1736) of Menabilly, near Fowey, Cornwall, was MP for Liskeard 1710-1722.[2]
Origins
He was the eldest son and heir of Jonathan Rashleigh II (1642–1702), MP, of Menabilly by his second wife Jane Carew, a daughter of Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet (1635–1692) of Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall.
Career
He served as MP for Liskeard 1710-1722.[3] He rebuilt Menabilly House circa 1710-15.[4] He was a supporter of the Jacobite Pretender.
Death & succession
He died in 1736 without progeny, whereupon his heir became his younger brother Jonathan Rashleigh III (1693–1764), MP.
Sources
References
- ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, vol.1
- ↑ Cruickshanks, Eveline, biography of Philip Rashleigh (1689-1736) published in History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
- ↑ Cruickshanks, Eveline, biography of Philip Rashleigh (1689-1736) published in History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
- ↑ Listed building text: Menabilly
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by John Dolben William Bridges |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1710–1722 With: William Bridges (1710–15) Sir John Trelawny, Bt (1715-22) |
Succeeded by Edward Eliot John Lansdell |
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