Sir John Duckworth, 2nd Baronet

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Sir John Duckworth

Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
7 July 1845 – 27 March 1857
Serving with Edward Divett
Preceded byWilliam Webb Follett
Edward Divett
Succeeded byRichard Gard
Edward Divett
Personal details
Born17 March 1809
Died29 November 1887(1887-11-29) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Mary Isabella Buller
(m. 1850)
ChildrenThree
ParentsJohn Duckworth
Susanna Catherine Buller

Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, 2nd Baronet (17 March 1809 – 29 November 1887)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Duckworth was the son of his namesake John Duckworth and Susanna Catherine Buller. He married Mary Isabella Buller, daughter of John and Harriet Buller, in 1850, and they had three children: Mary Georgiana (born 1852); Evelyn Harriet (born 1857); and, Fanny Catherine (born 1860). He inherited the baronetcy of Topsham in 1817 on the death of his father.[2]

Duckworth was elected Conservative MP for Exeter at a —caused by the death of William Webb Follett—and held the seat until 1857 when he did not seek re-election at that year's general election.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ^ "Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Webb Follett
Edward Divett
Member of Parliament for Exeter
1857
With: Edward Divett
Succeeded by
Richard Gard
Edward Divett
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Duckworth
Baronet
(of Topsham)
1817–1887
Extinct


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