Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet (6 October 1773 – 26 March 1851) was a British Member of Parliament.
Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hudson. He succeeded as fourth Baronet on his father's death in 1785.[1]
His principal seat was in Rutland where he held considerable property augmented by further large holdings north of the Grimsthorpe Estate in Kesteven.[2]
In 1795 he was appointed High Sheriff of Rutland[3] and in 1796 he was elected to the House of Commons for Lincolnshire as a Whig, a seat he held until 1807,[4] and then represented Rutland from 1812 to 1841.[2][5]
Heathcote married firstly Lady Katherine Sophia Manners, eldest daughter of John Manners and Louisa, Countess of Dysart, in 1793. After his first wife's death in 1825 he remarried the same year. Heathcote died in March 1851, aged 77, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Gilbert, who in 1856 was elevated to the peerage as Baron Aveland.[1]
Heathcote was for many years a senior steward of Epsom Downs Racecourse, which adjoined his home at The Durdans. His horse Amato won the Epsom Derby in 1838.[6]
References
- 1 2 thepeerage.com Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Bt.
- 1 2 Olney R. J. (1973); Lincolnshire Politics 1832-1885, Oxford University Press, p.19. ISBN 0198218486
- ↑ "Complete Baronetage". Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Lichfield and Tamworth to London and Westminster South
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Rochester to Ryedale
- ↑ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1999). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Gilbert Heathcote
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Thorold, Bt Robert Vyner |
Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire 1796–1801 With: Robert Vyner |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire 1801–1807 With: Robert Vyner 1801–1802 Charles Chaplin 1802–1807 |
Succeeded by Charles Chaplin Charles Anderson-Pelham |
| Preceded by Hon. Charles Noel The Lord Henniker |
Member of Parliament for Rutland 1812–1841 With: Charles Noel 1812–1814 Sir Gerard Noel, Bt 1814–1838 Hon. William Noel 1838–1840 Hon. Charles Noel 1840–1841 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Heathcote Hon. William Dawnay |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Gilbert Heathcote |
Baronet (of the City of London) 1785–1851 |
Succeeded by Gilbert John Heathcote |