Sir Michael Newton, 4th Baronet
Sir Michael Newton, 4th Baronet, KB (ca. 1695 – 6 April 1743) was an English landowner and politician.
His family's fortune derived originally from the legacy of a Grantham moneylender. Michael Newton also inherited a significant fortune from his maternal uncle, Sir Michael Warton, whom he succeeded as Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverly. Michael Newton later sat as MP for Grantham. He was one of the wealthy commoners who were made knights of the new Order of the Bath by Sir Robert Walpole in 1725, but in Parliament Newton consistently voted against Walpole's government.
Sir Michael was chief mourner at the 1727 funeral, held at Westminster Abbey, of the eminent scientist Sir Isaac Newton, who was Sir Michael's third cousin once removed. Sir Michael also cultivated horse breeding and racing. In 1730 he married Margaret, Countess of Coningsby, daughter of Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby. The couple had a son and daughter, but the son died in infancy and after Sir Michael's death in 1743 the baronetcy became extinct.
External links
- Entry in History of Parliament
- Sir Michael Newton and his family from Thoroughbred Bloodlines
- Sir Isaac Newton, Westminster Abbey
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Michael Warton Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Beverley 1722–1727 With: Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Bt. 1722–1723 Sir Charles Hotham, 5th Bt. 1723–1727 |
Succeeded by Charles Pelham Ellerker Bradshaw |
| Preceded by Francis Fisher Sir John Brownlow |
Member of Parliament for Grantham 1727–1743 With: Sir John Brownlow 1727–1741 Marquess of Granby 1741–1743 |
Succeeded by Sir John Cust, Bt. Marquess of Granby |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Sir John Newton, 3rd Baronet |
Baronet (of Barrs Court) 1734–1743 |
Extinct |