John Harington, 1st Baron Harington

Arms of Baron Harington: Sable, a fret argent; Crest: A lion's head erased or collared gules ^[1]

John Harington, 1st Baron Harington (1281–1347) was a British nobleman and member of English Parliament and gained the title of 1st Baron Harington of Aldingham.

Origins

John Harington was born in 1281 in Farleton, Melling, the son of Lord Robert de Haverington, of Harington and his wife Agnes de Cansfield of Aldingham.^[2]

Career

He was knighted in 22 May 1306 and was summond to military service in October 1309 when he accompanied Edward, Prince of Wales on a trip to Scotland. Upon leaving the military in March 1335, he became involved with his local council and later became a member of English Parliament in 1326 until his death in 1347. He held the manors of Aldingham, Thurnham, and Ulverston in Lancashire and Witherslack and Hutton Roof in Westmorland, with further estates in Austwick and Harington in Cumberland.

Marriages & progeny

John married twice:

• Firstly to Margaret de Barlingham (d.1307) by whom he had the following two children:
  • Robert Harington (1305-1334), predeceased father.
  • John Harington (b.1307), in giving birth to whom Margaret died.
• Secondly to Joan de Dacre by whom he had one son:
  • Joan Harington b.1330).

Death & burial

He died on 2 June 1347 at Aldingham.^[3] He was buried at the Church of Cartmel Fell, Lancashire.^[4]

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