John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse (4 April 1741 – 29 May 1834), known as Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, from 1777 to 1797, was a British landowner, Member of Parliament and peer.
Wodehouse was the son of Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet, and Letitia Bacon. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1777 and in 1784 he was elected to the House of Commons for Norfolk, a seat he held until 1797. In that year, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Wodehouse, of Kimberley in the County of Norfolk.[1]
In 1778, Wodehouse commissioned Capability Brown, to undertake a series of enhancements to his country seat, Kimberley Hall near Wymondham (Brown had previously undertaken works for Sir Armine in 1762). By 1827, Woodhouse had developed a pleasure ground, a southwards extension to the park and three lodged entrances. The landscape which Wodehouse created has largely survived and is listed Grade II*.[2] Wodehouse died in May 1834 aged 93, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son.
Personal life
Wodehouse married Sophia née Berkeley (died 16 April 1825), daughter of Charles Berkeley of Bruton Abbey, on 30 March 1769. Together the couple had four sons and two daughters:[3]
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