John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester
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John George Weld Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester PC (9 August 1801-10 October 1874), was a British Tory politician.
Forester was the eldest son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester, and Lady Katherine Mary Manners. He was elected to the House of Commons for Wenlock in 1826, a seat he held until 1828, when he succeeded his father as second Baron Forester and entered the House of Lords. In 1841 he was appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (government chief whip in the House of Lords) in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel, which he remained until the government fell in 1846. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1841.
Lord Forester died in October 1874, aged 73. He never married and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother George Cecil Weld-Forester, who was also a Tory politician.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Francis Forester William Lacon Childe |
Member of Parliament for Wenlock with Paul Thompson 1826–1828 |
Succeeded by Paul Thompson George Cecil Weld-Forester |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Foley |
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1841–1846 |
Succeeded by The Lord Foley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Cecil Weld-Forester |
Baron Forester | Succeeded by George Cecil Weld-Forester |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
