Edmund Cradock-Hartopp
Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 1st Baronet (21 April 1749 – 10 June 1833) was a British baronet and politician.
Born Edmund Bunney, he was the son of Joseph Bunney and Mary Cradock in Freathby, Leicestershire. He changed his name upon his marriage to Anne Hurlock in 1777 to Cradock-Hartopp consequent upon the provisions of the wills of his uncle Joseph Cradock and his wife's grandfather Sir John Hartopp, 4th and last Baronet.
He was High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1781 and Member of Parliament for Leicestershire between 1798 and 1806.
In 1792 he acquired Four Oaks Hall, Sutton Coldfield the town of which he was briefly Warden in 1823.
He was awarded the Baronetcy in 1796.
He married in 1777, Anne, the daughter of Joseph Hublock, Governor of Benoolen and one of the Directors of the East India Company. He died in Bristol in 1833 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Edmund.
See also
Notes
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Pochin George Anthony Legh-Keck |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire 1798–1801 With: George Anthony Legh-Keck |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire 1801–1806 With: George Anthony Legh-Keck |
Succeeded by George Anthony Legh-Keck Lord Robert William Manners |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Freathby) 1796–1833 |
Succeeded by Edmund Cradock-Hartopp |