Bewicke was born on 26 June 1755 one of twelve children of Sir Robert Bewicke of Close House and Urpeth, and his wife, Mary Huish, daughter of Robert Huish.
In 1777 he married Deborah Wilkinson, daughter of Thomas Wilkinson of Brancepeth. She died in July 1779 (probably in childbirth). In 1781 he then married Margaret Spearman (d.1859) daughter of Robert Spearman of Sedgefield.[3]
calverley, bewicke, june, 1755, october, 1815, english, commander, durham, militia, winchelsea, sussex, from, 1806, 1816, close, house, mansion, nicholas, cathedral, newcastle, monument, contents, life, family, references, sources, external, linkslife, editbew. Calverley Bewicke 26 June 1755 24 October 1815 was an English commander of the Durham Militia and an MP for Winchelsea in Sussex from 1806 to 1816 Close House mansion St Nicholas s Cathedral Newcastle Monument to Calverley Bewicke Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editBewicke was born on 26 June 1755 one of twelve children of Sir Robert Bewicke of Close House and Urpeth and his wife Mary Huish daughter of Robert Huish He was educated at the Royal Grammar School Newcastle upon Tyne From 1773 he attended University College Oxford In 1779 he rebuilt the family home of Close House following his marriage 1 In 1782 he was appointed Sheriff of Northumberland From 1794 to 1805 he was Lt Colonel of the Durham Militia He died on 24 October 1815 A memorial to Bewicke in Newcastle Cathedral was designed by Edward Hodges Baily 2 Family editIn 1777 he married Deborah Wilkinson daughter of Thomas Wilkinson of Brancepeth She died in July 1779 probably in childbirth In 1781 he then married Margaret Spearman d 1859 daughter of Robert Spearman of Sedgefield 3 His second wife was portrayed by Thomas Lawrence RA around 1785 4 He was grandfather to Robert Calverley Bewicke 1819 1886 5 References edit About Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660 1851 by Rupert Gunnis BEWICKE Calverley 1755 1815 of Close House Northumb And Urpeth Lodge co Dur History of Parliament Online Philip Mould Historical Portraits MRS Calverley Bewicke 7C Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA Item Details Burkes PeerageSources editentry on portrait of Bewicke s wife by Sir Thomas LawrenceExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Calverley Bewicke Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byWilliam MoffatRobert Ladbroke Member of Parliament for Winchelsea1806 1816 With Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane Bt 1806 1807Sir Oswald Mosley Bt 1807 1812William Vane 1812 1816Henry Brougham from 1816 Succeeded byHenry BroughamViscount Barnard nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1801 for an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Calverley Bewicke amp oldid 1207898099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
