John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough
John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (3 July 1783 – 25 December 1860),[1] styled Viscount Pollington until 1830, was a British peer and Tory[2] politician.
Origins[]
He was the son of John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough by his wife Elizabeth Stephenson, a daughter of Henry Stephenson.[3]
Political career[]
At the 1807 general election, Mexborough was returned as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1806.[2] He was defeated at the 1812 general election, but won the seat back at by-election in December 1812,[2] and held it until he stood down at the 1826 election. He was re-elected in 1831, but did not stand again at the 1832 general election.[2]
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1830. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords.
Marriage and children[]
In 1807 he married Lady Anne Yorke (d.1870),[3] a daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke by his wife Elizabeth Lindsay, a daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres. By Lady Anne Yorke he had issue including:
- John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough, eldest son and heir.
Death[]
He died in December 1860, aged 87, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough.
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ a b c d Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 417–418. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b thepeerage.com
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Mexborough
- 1783 births
- 1860 deaths
- Tory MPs (pre-1834)
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- UK MPs 1818–1820
- UK MPs 1820–1826
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
- Savile family
- Earls of Mexborough