John Heathcote (1767–1838)
John Heathcote (14 November 1767 – 3 May 1838) was a British politician, MP for Gatton from 1796 to 1798, and for Ripon from 1798 to 1806.
He was the son of John Heathcote (died 1795) and Lydia Moyer, and the grandson of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet (1689–1759), MP for Grantham and Bodmin.[1] He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge.[2]
He was MP for Gatton from 1796 to 1798, and for Ripon from 1798 to 1806 and appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire for 1809–10.[1]
In 1799, he married Mary Anne Thornhill, the daughter of George Thornhill. They lived at Conington Castle, Huntingdonshire, and they had five children:[1]
- Mary Anne Lydia Heathcote (d. 10 Oct 1876)
- John Moyer Heathcote (9 Nov 1800 – 27 Mar 1892)
- Reverend Robert Boothby Heathcote (13 May 1805 – 19 Sep 1865)
- Frances Catherine Heathcote (c. 1810 – 25 Jan 1882)
- Reverend George Heathcote (11 Jan 1811 – 9 March 1895)
References
- 1 2 3 Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "HEATHCOTE, John II (1767-1838), of Conington Castle, Hunts.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ "Heathcote, John (HTCT785J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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