Sir Edward Gooch, 6th Baronet

Sir Edward Sherlock Gooch, 6th Baronet of Benacre Hall (6 June 1802 – 9 November 1856)^[1][2] was a British Conservative politician.^{[citation needed]}

Life[]

Born in 1802, Gooch was the son of Sir Thomas Gooch, 5th Baronet and Marianne née Whittaker. He first married Louisa Anna Maria Prescott, daughter of , in 1828, and they had at least two children: Florence Jane Charlotte Giva Gooch (died 1918)^[3][4] and a second, unknown daughter.

After Louisa's death in 1837, in 1839 he married Harriet Hope-Vere, daughter of James Joseph Hope-Vere and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Hay. They had nine children: Elizabeth Gooch; Diana Anne Gooch (died 1928); Harriet Sophia Gooch (died 1927); Charlotte Matilda Gooch; Isabel Edith Gooch (died 1931); (1843–1872); (1850–1881); (1851–1899); and another unknown son, born between 1844 and 1849.^{[citation needed]}

Gooch was elected MP for East Suffolk at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignation of John Henniker-Major—and held the seat until his death in 1856.^[5]

He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Benacre Hall upon the death of his father, Sir Thomas Gooch, 5th Baronet. Upon his own death in 1856, his son succeeded to the peerage.^[2]

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Sir Edward Gooch, 6th Baronet hide

Crest A talbot statant per pale Argent and Sable. Escutcheon Per pale Argent and Sable a chevron between three talbots statant all counterchanged, on a chief Gules three leopards’ faces Or. Motto Fide Et Virtute [6]

References[]

External links[]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Gooch