Wombwell was baptised 11 June 1734. He was the eldest son of Roger Wombwell of Barnsley, Yorkshire, a merchant, and Mary (née Chadwick) Wombwell. His father died at sea en route to Gibraltar in 1740.[1]
His maternal grandfather was Francis Chadwick and his paternal grandparents were John Wombwell, a merchant at Alicante, and Elizabeth (née Nottingham) Wombwell.[1]
Careeredit
He went into partnership with his uncle in the London company of George Wombwell, sen. and jun. In the British East India Company he was from the connected with Lord Sandwich, and with his support was elected director from 1766 to 1769, again from 1775 to 17777 and chairman from 1777 to 1779.[2]
On 4 June 1765, Wombwell married Susanna Rawlinson, the daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Lord Mayor of London.[4] They had a son and two daughters including:[1]
Susanna Wombwell, who married Col. Edward Roche, son of Edmund Roche and Barbara (née Hennessy) Roche, in 1781.[5]
^Namier, Sir Lewis. "WOMBWELL, George (1734-80), of Crutched Friars, London and Wombwell, Yorks". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
george, wombwell, baronet, june, 1734, november, 1780, chairman, honourable, east, india, company, member, parliament, george, wombwell, btmember, parliament, huntingdonin, office, 1774, 1780serving, with, william, augustus, montagu, lord, mulgravepreceded, by. Sir George Wombwell 1st Baronet 11 June 1734 2 November 1780 was Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and a Member of Parliament Sir George Wombwell BtMember of Parliament for HuntingdonIn office 1774 1780Serving with William Augustus Montagu The Lord MulgravePreceded byRobert JonesWilliam Augustus MontaguSucceeded byThe Lord MulgraveHugh PalliserPersonal detailsBorn 1734 06 11 11 June 1734Died2 November 1780 1780 11 02 aged 46 SpouseSusanna RawlinsonChildren3Parent s Roger WombwellMary Chadwick Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Coat of arms 5 ReferencesEarly life editWombwell was baptised 11 June 1734 He was the eldest son of Roger Wombwell of Barnsley Yorkshire a merchant and Mary nee Chadwick Wombwell His father died at sea en route to Gibraltar in 1740 1 His maternal grandfather was Francis Chadwick and his paternal grandparents were John Wombwell a merchant at Alicante and Elizabeth nee Nottingham Wombwell 1 Career editHe went into partnership with his uncle in the London company of George Wombwell sen and jun In the British East India Company he was from the connected with Lord Sandwich and with his support was elected director from 1766 to 1769 again from 1775 to 17777 and chairman from 1777 to 1779 2 He was elected Member of Parliament MP for Huntingdon in 1774 sitting until 1780 He was created a baronet in 1778 3 Personal life editOn 4 June 1765 Wombwell married Susanna Rawlinson the daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson Lord Mayor of London 4 They had a son and two daughters including 1 Susanna Wombwell who married Col Edward Roche son of Edmund Roche and Barbara nee Hennessy Roche in 1781 5 Sir George Wombwell 2nd Baronet 1769 1846 who married Lady Anne Belasyse a daughter of Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg in 1791 After her death in 1808 he married Eliza Little daughter of T E Little in 1813 1 Sir George died on 2 November 1780 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son George 1 Coat of arms editCoat of arms of Sir George Wombwell 1st Baronet nbsp Crest A unicorn s head couped Argent Escutcheon Gules a bend between six unicorns heads couped Argent Motto In Well Beware 6 References edit a b c d e Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 volume 3 page 4237 Namier Sir Lewis WOMBWELL George 1734 80 of Crutched Friars London and Wombwell Yorks www historyofparliamentonline org History of Parliament Online Retrieved 9 October 2023 No 11894 The London Gazette 25 July 1778 p 1 Notes on the aldermen 1701 1838 British History Online Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 volume 1 page 1414 Burke s genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage baronetage and knightage Privy Council and order of preference 1949 Parliament of Great BritainPreceded byRobert JonesWilliam Augustus Montagu Member of Parliament for Huntingdon1774 1780 With William Augustus Montagu 1774 1776The Lord Mulgrave 1776 1780 Succeeded byThe Lord MulgraveHugh PalliserBaronetage of Great BritainNew creation Baronet of Wombwell 1778 1780 Succeeded byGeorge Wombwell nbsp This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of Great Britain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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 Sir George Wombwell 1st Baronet amp oldid 1179407490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
