Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes, 3rd Baronet (20 August 1771 – 16 February 1823), born Mark Sykes, was an English landowner and politician, known as a book-collector.
On 14 May 1807 Sykes was returned Member of Parliament for the city of York, and retained his seat until 1820, when he retired on account of ill health. He died without issue at Weymouth, and was succeeded by his brother, Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet.[2]
Sykes was a member of the Roxburghe Club, to which he presented a reprint of some of John Lydgate's poems in 1818. He also collected pictures, bronzes, coins, medals, and prints (with a complete set of Francesco Bartolozzi's engravings, comprising his proofs and etchings). All his collections were dispersed by sale in 1824. His library fetched nearly £10,000, and his pictures nearly £6,000.[2]
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Sykes was twice married: firstly, on 11 November 1795, to Henrietta, daughter and heiress of Henry Masterman of Settrington, Yorkshire, on which occasion he took the additional name of Masterman; she died in July 1813. On 2 August 1814 he married, secondly, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of William Tatton Egerton and sister of Wilbraham Tatton Egerton of Tatton Park; she survived him, dying in October 1846.[2]
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^"High Sheriffs". London Gazette. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
mark, masterman, sykes, baronet, august, 1771, february, 1823, born, mark, sykes, english, landowner, politician, known, book, collector, contents, life, collector, family, noteslife, edithe, eldest, christopher, sykes, baronet, sledmere, house, yorkshire, wif. Sir Mark Masterman Sykes 3rd Baronet 20 August 1771 16 February 1823 born Mark Sykes was an English landowner and politician known as a book collector Sir Mark Masterman Sykes Contents 1 Life 2 Collector 3 Family 4 NotesLife editHe was eldest son of Sir Christopher Sykes 2nd Baronet of Sledmere House Yorkshire by his wife Elizabeth d 1803 daughter of William Tatton of Withenshaw Cheshire He matriculated at Brasenose College Oxford on 10 May 1788 In 1795 he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1 and in September 1801 succeeded on the death of his father to the baronetcy and estates 2 On 14 May 1807 Sykes was returned Member of Parliament for the city of York and retained his seat until 1820 when he retired on account of ill health He died without issue at Weymouth and was succeeded by his brother Sir Tatton Sykes 4th Baronet 2 Collector editSykes was famous as a bibliophile and possessed a major private library rich in editiones principes incunabula and Elizabethan poetry There were manuscripts including a copy of William Dugdale s Heraldic Visitation of York 1665 1666 The editio princeps of Livy by Arnold Pannartz and Konrad Sweynheim Rome 1469 with painted arms of the Borgia family is the only copy on vellum extant and after Sykes s death passed to Thomas Grenville who bequeathed it to the British Museum A catalogue of the library was prepared by Henry John Todd 2 Sykes was a member of the Roxburghe Club to which he presented a reprint of some of John Lydgate s poems in 1818 He also collected pictures bronzes coins medals and prints with a complete set of Francesco Bartolozzi s engravings comprising his proofs and etchings All his collections were dispersed by sale in 1824 His library fetched nearly 10 000 and his pictures nearly 6 000 2 Family editSykes was twice married firstly on 11 November 1795 to Henrietta daughter and heiress of Henry Masterman of Settrington Yorkshire on which occasion he took the additional name of Masterman she died in July 1813 On 2 August 1814 he married secondly Mary Elizabeth daughter of William Tatton Egerton and sister of Wilbraham Tatton Egerton of Tatton Park she survived him dying in October 1846 2 Notes edit High Sheriffs London Gazette Retrieved 14 February 2021 a b c d e Lee Sidney ed 1898 Sykes Mark Masterman Dictionary of National Biography Vol 55 London Smith Elder amp Co Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byLawrence DundasSir William Mordaunt Milner Member of Parliament for York1807 1820 With Sir William Mordaunt Milner Succeeded byLawrence DundasMarmaduke Wyvill Baronetage of Great Britain Preceded byChristopher Sykes Baronet of Sledmere 1801 1823 Succeeded byTatton Sykes Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1898 Sykes Mark Masterman Dictionary of National Biography Vol 55 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Masterman Sykes amp oldid 1222234031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
