John Henniker-Major, 4th Baron Henniker
John Henniker-Major, 4th Baron Henniker (3 February 1801 – 16 April 1870), also 1st Baron Hartismere in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge.[1]
Henniker was the son of John Minnet Henniker Major, 3rd Baron Henniker. He succeeded his father as fourth Baron Henniker in July 1832 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. In December of the same year he was instead elected to the House of Commons for the newly created constituency of East Suffolk, which he represented until 1846 and again from 1856[2] to 1866. The latter year he was created Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1849.[3]
Lord Henniker married Anna, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet, in 1836.[4] He died at 6 Grafton Street, Mayfair, on 16th April 1870, aged 69, and was succeeded in his titles by his son John. Lady Henniker died in 1889.
Notes
- ↑ "Henniker, John (HNKR818J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "East Suffolk Election". The Suffolk Chronicle. 27 December 1856. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "No. 20944". The London Gazette. 13 February 1849. p. 431.
- ↑ Burke, Bernard (1869). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Harrison. p. 636.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Henniker-Major (Lord Henniker)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for East Suffolk 1832–1846 With: Robert Newton Shawe 1832–1835 Sir Charles Broke Vere 1835–1843 The Lord Rendlesham 1843–1846 |
Succeeded by The Lord Rendlesham Sir Edward Sherlock Gooch |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Sherlock Gooch Sir Fitzroy Kelly |
Member of Parliament for East Suffolk 1856–1866 With: Sir Fitzroy Kelly |
Succeeded by John Henniker-Major Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Huntingfield |
High Sheriff of Suffolk 1849 |
Succeeded by Thomas James Ireland |
| Preceded by James Hamilton Lloyd Anstruther |
High Sheriff of Suffolk 1853 |
Succeeded by Windsor Parker |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Hartismere 1866–1870 |
Succeeded by John Henniker-Major |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by John Minet Henniker-Major |
Baron Henniker 1832–1870 |
Succeeded by John Henniker-Major |