Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Baronet
Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Baronet (c. 1786 – 27 December 1849) was a politician in the United Kingdom. He served as a Member for Parliament for East Retford, Derby and Thirsk. He also served as Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
Biography[]
Crompton was the son of Samuel and Sarah. His father had been the mayor of Derby in 1782 and 1788. His mother was the daughter of Samuel Fox of Derby. The Crompton family was said to be descended from a Reverend John Crompton who settled in Derbyshire at the time of Charles I.[1] Genealogies of the period refer to the family as the Cromptons of Milford House.[2]
Crompton sat as a Member of Parliament for East Retford in 1818 and served as that member of parliament until 1826, when he was elected for Derby. He held that seat until 1830. In 1834 he was elected for Thirsk. He supported the premiership of Lord Melbourne but he was not a radical liberal. Such Liberal measures as shortening parliaments or adopting voting by ballot did not enjoy his support.[1] Crompton was created a baronet, of Wood End, Yorkshire, on 21 July 1838.[3][4] He retired as member for Thirsk in 1841 when he returned to his residence there called Wood End.[1]
He married Isabella Sophia Hamilton sixth daughter of the Honourable and Rev Archibald Hamilton Cathcart (a son of the ninth Lord Cathcart) and niece to the first Earl Cathcart on 3 November 1829.[1]
Crompton served as Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1808[5] and he died aged 63 at the family home. He was survived by his wife and his four daughters: Elizabeth Mary born 5 June 1831, Isabel Sarah born 7 May 1833, Fanny Selina 6 February 1835 and Alice 6 March 1837.[4] However, he died without sons so the baronetcy became extinct.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f The Gentleman's Magazine, 1849
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, John Burke, 1847, accessed 1 October 2008
- ^ "No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1488.
- ^ a b The baronetage of England, John Debrett
- ^ "No. 16115". The London Gazette. 2 February 1808. p. 175.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Samuel Crompton
- 1786 births
- 1849 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Deputy Lieutenants of the North Riding of Yorkshire
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1832–1835
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1818–1820
- UK MPs 1820–1826