Sir John Willoughby, 4th Baronet

Sir John Pollard Willoughby, 4th Baronet (21 April 1799 – 15 September 1866)[1] was a British Conservative politician and civil servant.[2]

Sir John Willougby Bt
Member of Parliament for Leominster
In office 27 March 1857 – 22 October 1858 Serving with Gathorne Hardy
Preceded by	Gathorne Hardy John George Phillimore
Succeeded by	Gathorne Hardy Charles Bateman-Hanbury
Personal details
Born	21 April 1799 Baldon House, Oxfordshire
Died	15 September 1866(1866-09-15) (aged 67) Fulmer Hall, Buckinghamshire
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Hawker ( m. 1854) Eliza Kennedy ​ ( m. 1822; died 1852)
Parents	Christopher Willoughby

Early life and family

Born at Baldon House, Oxfordshire, Willoughby was the son of Christopher Willoughby, and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1809 to 1812. After a short break at sea, he then enrolled at the Haileybury College from 1815 to 1818.[2]

Willoughby then entered the Bombay Civil Service in 1818, and was appointed assistant resident at Baroda in 1820. He married Eliza Kennedy, daughter of Colonel Michael Kennedy—a member of the Bombay Presidency army—in 1822,[3] and then became a political agent at Kathiawar from 1828 until 1835, when he became Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay until 1846. After this, he was a member of the Bombay Legislative Council until 1851.[2]

He then returned to England, where, after the death of Eliza in 1852, he remarried to Elizabeth Hawker, daughter of Thomas Hawker, of Himley House, Staffordshire, in 1854.[2][4] In the same year, he became a member of the Court of Directors, and held that role until 1858.[2]

He had at least two children, Maria Gertrude (died 1939) and Mary Sophia (died 1853).[5]

Member of Parliament

Willoughby was elected Conservative MP for Leominster at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1858 when he resigned after he was appointed member of the Council of India.[6][2]

Baronetcy

He became the 4th Baronet of Baldon House on 23 March 1865, upon the death of his brother, Henry Willoughby, but died the next year.[7][2][3] The title was passed to John Christopher Willoughby.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
2. "Sir John Pollard Willoughby, 4th Baronet". Social Networks and Archival Context. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
3. Burke, John (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Henry Colburn. p. 1052. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. "Sir John Willoughby: Letter book". Archives Hub. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
5. Lundy, Darryl. "Sir John Pollard Willoughby, 4th Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
6. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
7. Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 2)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr John Willoughby

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John George Phillimore Gathorne Hardy	Member of Parliament for Leominster 1857–1858 With: Gathorne Hardy	Succeeded by Gathorne Hardy Charles Bateman-Hanbury
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Willoughby	Baronet (of Baldon House) 1865–1866	Succeeded by John Christopher Willoughby