John Jolliffe (bapt. 31 July 1696[1] – 31 January 1771)[2] was an English politician. He established his family's political control of the pocket borough of borough of Petersfield in Hampshire, and sat for the town in the House of Commons for a total of 30 years.
Early life and familyedit
Jolliffe was the third son of Benjamin Jolliffe of Cofton Hall, Worcestershire. His mother, Mary, was a daughter of the London merchant John Jolliffe, and a sister of Sir William Jolliffe.[3]
From Catherine he inherited land in the town of Petersfield in Hampshire, which brought control of one of the borough's two parliamentary seats. He used that to return his uncle Sir William Jolliffe as MP in 1734, and then bought the manor of Petersfield from Edward Gibbon, which gave him control of the second seat.[3]
^ abcdWatson, Paula (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "JOLLIFFE, John (?1697-1771), of Petersfield, Hants". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ abDebrett, John (1839). The baronetage of England. J. G. & F. Rivington. p. 410. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^Burke, John (1839). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Henry Colburn. p. 583. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
john, jolliffe, petersfield, other, people, named, john, jolliffe, john, jolliffe, disambiguation, john, jolliffe, bapt, july, 1696, january, 1771, english, politician, established, family, political, control, pocket, borough, borough, petersfield, hampshire, . For other people named John Jolliffe see John Jolliffe disambiguation John Jolliffe bapt 31 July 1696 1 31 January 1771 2 was an English politician He established his family s political control of the pocket borough of borough of Petersfield in Hampshire and sat for the town in the House of Commons for a total of 30 years Early life and family editJolliffe was the third son of Benjamin Jolliffe of Cofton Hall Worcestershire His mother Mary was a daughter of the London merchant John Jolliffe and a sister of Sir William Jolliffe 3 He was educated at Westminster School and at University College Oxford then at the Middle Temple and the Inner Temple 3 In March 1731 he married Catherine Michell daughter and heir of Robert Michell a Member of Parliament MP for Petersfield 4 Catherine died in June 1731 and in 1744 Jolliffe married Mary daughter and co heir of Samuel Holden a former MP for East Looe They had 3 sons and 1 daughter 4 5 William 1745 1802 who was MP for Petersfield from 1768 to 1802 Thomas Samuel 1746 1824 MP for Petersfield 1780 87 Charles who joined the British Army and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo Mary AnneCareer editFrom Catherine he inherited land in the town of Petersfield in Hampshire which brought control of one of the borough s two parliamentary seats He used that to return his uncle Sir William Jolliffe as MP in 1734 and then bought the manor of Petersfield from Edward Gibbon which gave him control of the second seat 3 He sat as MP for Petersfield from 1741 to 1754 and again from 1761 to 1768 2 From 1738 to 1751 he was Receiver General of the Duchy of Lancaster 3 In 1771 he donated a house and garden to be used as a poor house in Petersfield citation needed References edit England Select Births and Christenings 1538 1975 a b Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with P part 1 a b c d Watson Paula 1970 R Sedgwick ed JOLLIFFE John 1697 1771 of Petersfield Hants The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1715 1754 Cambridge University Press Retrieved 18 June 2014 a b Debrett John 1839 The baronetage of England J G amp F Rivington p 410 Retrieved 18 June 2014 Burke John 1839 A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Henry Colburn p 583 Retrieved 18 June 2014 Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir William JolliffeEdward Gibbon Member of Parliament for Petersfield1741 1754 With Francis Fane 1741 1747William Conolly 1747 1754William Gerard Hamilton 1754 Succeeded byWilliam Gerard HamiltonWilliam Beckford Preceded byWilliam Gerard HamiltonSir John Philipps Bt Member of Parliament for Petersfield1761 1768 With Richard Pennant 1761 67Richard Croftes 1767 68 Succeeded byWelbore EllisWilliam Jolliffe nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Jolliffe of Petersfield amp oldid 1149849288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
