Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet
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Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet (17 May 1758 – 10 August 1839), was a British Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of Cornwall and Grand Master of the Freemasons.
Life
St Aubyn was born in 1758. His sister was Catherine St Aubyn who was an amateur artist.[1] He was High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1780 and was then Member of Parliament for Truro in 1784, for Penrhyn from 1784 to 1790 and for Helston from 1807 to 1812. St Aubyn was also a well known fossil collector who in addition to his own collection purchased the large collection possessed by Richard Greene, surgeon of Lichfield, d. 1793.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1797.[3]
The baronetcy became extinct on his death in August 1839, aged 81. However, his illegitimate son Edward was created a baronet in his own right in 1866 and was the ancestor of the Barons St Levan.
He is buried in Crowan in Cornwall with a monument carved by William Behnes.[4]
References
- ↑ W. P. Courtney, ‘St Aubyn, Sir John, fifth baronet (1758–1839)’, rev. Hallie Rubenhold, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 accessed 30 March 2015
- ↑ Baird, Olga. "Richard Greene's Museum". Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ↑ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Dictionary of British Sculptors, 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis,
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John St Aubyn
- Geological Society "Geoscientist magazine" - article about Sir John St Aubyn
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bamber Gascoyne John Pollexfen Bastard |
Member of Parliament for Truro 1784 With: Bamber Gascoyne |
Succeeded by William Macarmick William Augustus Spencer Boscawen |
| Preceded by Sir Francis Basset Reginald Pole-Carew |
Member of Parliament for Penrhyn 1784–1790 With: Sir Francis Basset |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Basset Richard Glover |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Du Ponthieu Thomas Brand |
Member of Parliament for Helston 1807–1812 With: Richard Richards 1807 The Lord Dufferin and Claneboye 1807–1812 |
Succeeded by William Horne Hugh Hammersley |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by John St Aubyn |
Baronet (of Clowance) 1772–1839 |
Extinct |