Zachary Philip Fonnereau
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Zachary Philip Fonnereau (London, 31 January 1706 – 15 August 1778) was a British businessman and politician, the fourth son of the merchant Claude Fonnereau.
A London merchant, he was of Huguenot extraction.[1] He played a prominent role in financing the Seven Years' War.[2]
By his marriage to Margaret Martyn, he left five children, the two elder of whom both entered Parliament for Aldeburgh:
- Philip Fonnereau (1739–1797)
- Martyn Fonnereau (1741–1817)
- Charlotte Fonnereau (28 January 1742 – 15 November 1806)
- Fanny Fonnereau (7 January 1744 – 10 January 1827), married George Stainforth, Jr. on 22 March 1777 at Cornhill, died without issue
- Thomas Fonnereau (21 January 1746 – 26 December 1788), married Harriet Hanson on 19 October 1786 and left issue
[edit] References
- ^ Namier, L.B. (October 1927). "Brice Fisher, M. P.: A Mid-Eighteenth-Century Merchant and His Connexions". The English Historical Review 42: 514–532. Retrieved on 2003-09-23.
- ^ Browning, Reed (June 1971). "The Duke of Newcastle and the Financing of the Seven Years' War". The Journal of Economic History 31: 344–377. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by William Conolly Richard Plumer |
Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh with William Windham 1747–1761 Philip Fonnereau 1761–1768 Nicholas Linwood 1768–1773 Thomas Fonnereau 1773–1774 1747–1774 |
Succeeded by Thomas Fonnereau Richard Combe |
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