Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet (1689 – 6 September 1759) of Normanton Park, Rutland was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1715 and 1741. [1]

Normanton Park (1818) by John Preston Neale

Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of London, and Hester, daughter of Christopher Rayner.[2] He succeeded his father to the baronetcy and Normanton Park in 1733, rebuilding the Hall between 1735 and 1740 to the design of Henry Joynes.

He was a Director of the East India Company in 1716-24 and 1728-31 and a Director of the Bank of England in 1725-35.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Grantham in 1715, a seat he held until 1722, and later represented Bodmin from 1733 to 1741.[1]

Heathcote married Bridget White (d. 5 May 1772), daughter of Thomas White, in 1720. They had four children:

  • Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet (d. 2 November 1785), married firstly Margaret Hardwicke (d. 10 August 1796), married secondly Elizabeth Hudson (d. 14 July 1813).
  • John Heathcote (d. 29 July 1795) married Lydia Moyer (d. 14 August 1822), they had two children.
  • Bridget Heathcote (d. 2 March 1805) married James Douglas 14th Earl of Morton.
  • Ann Heathcote married Sir Robert Hamilton 4th Baronet

Sir John Heathcote died on 5 September 1759 and was succeeded by his eldest son Gilbert Heathcote.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "HEATHCOTE, John (c.1689-1759), of Normanton, Rutland". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 thepeerage.com Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Bt.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir John Thorold, Bt
Sir John Brownlow, Bt		 Member of Parliament for Grantham
1715–1722
With: Edward Rolt		 Succeeded by
Francis Fisher
The Viscount Tyrconnel
Preceded by
John LaRoche
Robert Booth		 Member of Parliament for Bodmin
1733–1741
With: John LaRoche		 Succeeded by
John LaRoche
Thomas Bludworth
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Gilbert Heathcote		 Baronet
(of the City of London)
1733–1759		 Succeeded by
Gilbert Heathcote
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.