Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Baronet (29 November 1676 – 12 February 1733)[1] was a British Tory politician.
Background
He was the son of Sir Henry Bunbury, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Eyton, daughter of Sir Kenrick Eyton.[2] In 1687, aged only eleven, he succeeded his father as baronet.[2] Bunbury was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[3][4]
Career
Bunbury was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1699.[4] A year later, he entered the English House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester, representing the constituency also in the British House of Commons until 1727.[5] In 1711, Bunbury was appointed Commissioner of the Revenue for Ireland, a post he held until 1715.[4]
Family
On 15 May 1699, he married Susannah Hanmer, only surviving daughter of William Hanmer (the second son of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet), and had by her four sons and five daughters.[4] Bunbury died in 1733 and was buried in Stoke, Chester four days later.[6] He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Charles and William.[7] His daughter Isabella married General John Lee, and was mother of Continental General Charles Lee.[8]
References
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- 1 2 Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson, ed. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. II. London: Thomas Wotton. p. 458.
- ↑ "Bunbury, Sir Henry, Bart. (BNBY694SH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 3 4 Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. vol. III. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 404–407.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Chester". Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Bt". Retrieved 20 February 2007.
- ↑ Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 377.
- ↑ Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. III. London: Henry Colburn. p. 316.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt Peter Shakerley |
Member of Parliament for Chester 1700–1707 With: Peter Shakerley |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Chester 1707–1727 With: Peter Shakerley 1707–1715 Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt 1715–1727 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt Thomas Grosvenor |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Henry Bunbury |
Baronet (of Bunbury) 1687–1733 |
Succeeded by Charles Bunbury |