Andrew Wilkinson

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Andrew Wilkinson (1697 – 1784) was a British politician and racehorse breeder.

A resident of Boroughbridge, he was returned in 1735 as Member of Parliament for Aldborough, succeeding his late father-in-law William Jessop. He would retain the seat until 1772, with the exception of the years 1765–1768, when he was displaced by Viscount Villiers.

By his marriage to Barbara Jessop, he inherited Broom Hall. On his death in 1784, it was left to his eldest son, Rev. James Wilkinson. His third son, also named Andrew, became a captain in the Royal Navy.

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by: William Jessop Henry Pelham	Member of Parliament for Aldborough with John Jewkes 1735–1743 Nathaniel Newnham 1743–1754 William Pitt 1754–1756 Nathaniel Cholmley 1756–1765 1735–1765	Succeeded by: Nathaniel Cholmley Viscount Villiers
Preceded by: Nathaniel Cholmley Viscount Villiers	Member of Parliament for Aldborough with Aubrey Beauclerk 1768–1772	Succeeded by: Aubrey Beauclerk Earl of Lincoln
Political offices
Preceded by: William Rawlinson Earle	Clerk of Deliveries of the Ordnance 1741–1746	Succeeded by: Charles Frederick
Preceded by: George Gregory	Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1746–1762	Succeeded by: Sir Edward Winnington, Bt
Preceded by: Sir Edward Winnington, Bt	Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1765–1778	Succeeded by: Benjamin Langlois