Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet
Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet of Thornhill FRS (10 February 1678 – 16 September 1743), of Rufford Nottinghamshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1728 to 1734.
Savile was the son of Rev. John Savile, rector of Thornhill, Yorkshire and his second wife Barbara Jenison, daughter of Thomas Jenison of Newcastle. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1691 and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1696. He succeeded his cousin Sir John Savile, 6th Baronet in 1704, inheriting Rufford Abbey. He had two sisters; Ann and Gertrude.[1]
Savile was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for the year 1706 to 1707. He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire at a by-election in 1728 and sat until the 1734 British general election.[2]
Savile was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November, 1721.[3]
Savile married Mary Pratt, the daughter of John Pratt of Dublin (but reputedly the natural daughter of Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne) and had three children; Arabella, George (8th Baronet), and Barbara, who married Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough.[1]
References
- George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900
- "SAVILE, Sir George, 7th Bt. (1678-1743), of Rufford, Notts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- "Library Archive". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Thomas Watson-Wentworth Cholmley Turner |
Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1728 – 1734 With: Cholmley Turner |
Succeeded by Cholmley Turner Sir Miles Stapylton, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Savile |
Baronet (of Thornhill) 1701–1743 |
Succeeded by George Savile |