Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale
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Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale (7 March 1771-3 April 1853), was a British politician.
Bootle-Wilbraham was the son of Richard Bootle-Wilbraham and his wife Mary, daughter of Robert Bootle. He was elected to the House of Commons for Westbury in 1795, a seat he held until 1796, and then represented Newcastle under Lyme from 1796 to 1812, Clitheroe from 1812 to 1818 and Dover from 1818 to 1828. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Skelmersdale, of Skelmersdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Lord Skelmersdale married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Reverend Edward Taylor, in 1796. She died in 1840. Skelmersdale survived her by thirteen years and died in April 1853, aged 82. He was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Edward, his eldest son the Hon. Richard Bootle-Wilbraham having predeceased him.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Samuel Estwick Samuel Estwick |
Member of Parliament for Westbury with Samuel Estwick 1795–1796 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Paulet St.John-Mildmay, Bt George Ellis |
| Preceded by William Egerton Sir Francis Ford, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle under Lyme with William Egerton 1796–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle under Lyme with William Egerton 1801–1802 Sir Robert Lawley 1802–1806 James Macdonald 1806–1812 1801–1812 |
Succeeded by Earl Gower Sir John Fenton Boughey, Bt |
| Preceded by Robert Curzon Viscount Castlereagh |
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe with Robert Curzon 1812–1818 |
Succeeded by Robert Curzon William Cust |
| Preceded by Sir John Jackson, Bt Charles Jenkinson |
Member of Parliament for Dover with Sir John Jackson, Bt 1818–1820 Joseph Butterworth 1820–1826 Charles Poulett Thomson 1826–1828 1820–1828 |
Succeeded by Charles Poulett Thomson William Henry Trant |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Skelmersdale 1828–1853 |
Succeeded by Edward Bootle-Wilbraham |
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[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
