John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker
John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker (15 June 1724 – 18 April 1803), known previously as John Henniker, Lord Henniker then as Sir John Henniker, 2nd Baronet, from 1782 to 1800, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament.
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Life
He was the son of John Henniker, of London, a Russian Merchant and Freeman of Rochester.
Henniker too became a merchant dealing in leather and furs. He was also involved in politics and was appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 1758 before being elected to the House of Commons for Sudbury in 1761. He held that seat until 1768, and then represented Dover from 1774 to 1784. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779.[1]
He married Anne Major, daughter of Sir John Major, 1st Baronet. In 1782, Henniker succeeded his father-in-law as second Baronet of Worlingsworth Hall according to a special remainder. In 1800 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Henniker, of Stratford-upon-Slaney in the County of Wicklow.
Lord Henniker died in April 1803, aged 78, and was buried in Rochester Cathedral. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John. His youngest son, the Hon. Sir Brydges Trecothic Henniker, became a Lieutenant-General in the Army and was created a Baronet in 1813.
The town of Henniker, New Hampshire in the United States, was named after Lord Henniker.[2]
See also
- Henniker Baronets of Newton Hall
Notes
- "Library and Archive". Royal Society. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 155.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Fonnereau Thomas Walpole |
Member of Parliament for Sudbury 1761–1768 With: Thomas Fonnereau |
Succeeded by Patrick Blake Walden Hanmer |
| Preceded by Sir Joseph Yorke Thomas Barret |
Member of Parliament for Dover 1774–1784 With: John Trevanion |
Succeeded by Robert Preston James Luttrell |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New title | Baron Henniker 1800–1803 |
Succeeded by John Henniker-Major |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by John Major |
Baronet (of Worlingsworth Hall) 1782–1803 |
Succeeded by John Henniker-Major |