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Shelley was the eldest son of [[Sir John Shelley, 3rd Baronet]] and his second wife Mary Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage, 4th Baronet, of [[Firle Place|Firle]], Sussex. He succeeded his father to the [[Shelley baronets|baronetcy]] on 25 April 1703. He was a Roman Catholic, who conformed to Anglicanism in 1716. He married Catherine Scawen, daughter of [[Thomas Scawen|Sir Thomas Scawen]] of Horton, Buckinghamshire on 21 May 1717. She died in September 1726 and he married as his second wife Margaret Pelham, daughter of [[Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham]] MP of Laughton, on 16 March 1727. Her brother was [[Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle]].<ref name=Cokayne>{{Citation |editor-last=Cokayne |editor-first=George Edward |year=1900 |title= Complete Baronetage volume 1 (1611–1625) |url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n47/mode/2up |volume=1|location=Exeter |publisher=William Pollard and Co| |
Shelley was the eldest son of [[Sir John Shelley, 3rd Baronet]] and his second wife Mary Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage, 4th Baronet, of [[Firle Place|Firle]], Sussex. He succeeded his father to the [[Shelley baronets|baronetcy]] on 25 April 1703. He was a Roman Catholic, who conformed to Anglicanism in 1716. He married Catherine Scawen, daughter of [[Thomas Scawen|Sir Thomas Scawen]] of [[Horton, Buckinghamshire]] on 21 May 1717. She died in September 1726 and he married as his second wife Margaret Pelham, daughter of [[Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham]] MP of Laughton, on 16 March 1727. Her brother was [[Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle]].<ref name=Cokayne>{{Citation |editor-last=Cokayne |editor-first=George Edward |year=1900 |title= Complete Baronetage volume 1 (1611–1625) |url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n47/mode/2up |volume=1|location=Exeter |publisher=William Pollard and Co| access-date = 9 October 2018 }}</ref> |
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Shelley was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] at the [[British general election |
Shelley was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] at the [[1727 British general election|1727 general election]]. He supported the Government consistently throughout his parliamentary career. He was returned unopposed for Arundel at the [[1734 British general election|1734 general election]] but lost the seat in [[1741 British general election|1741]]. His brother-in-law, the Duke of Newcastle brought him in as MP for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] at a by-election on 6 December 1743. His wife sought an official post for her husband from her brother but nothing materialized. Questions were raised about his private life and he was dropped at the [[1747 British general election|1747 general election]].<ref name = HOP>{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/shelley-sir-john-1692-1771| title= SHELLEY, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1692-1771), of Mitchelgrove, Suss. | publisher= History of Parliament Online| access-date = 18 August 2018}}</ref> |
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Shelley died on 6 September 1771. He had two daughters by his first wife, and a son and two daughters by his second wife. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son [[Sir John Shelley, 5th Baronet|John]]. Henrietta, one of his daughters by his second wife Margaret, married [[George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow]].<ref name=Cokayne/> |
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Latest revision as of 03:58, 28 March 2024
Sir John Shelley 4th Baronet (5 March 1692 – 6 September 1771) of Mitchelgrove, Sussex, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1747.
Shelley was the eldest son of Sir John Shelley, 3rd Baronet and his second wife Mary Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage, 4th Baronet, of Firle, Sussex. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy on 25 April 1703. He was a Roman Catholic, who conformed to Anglicanism in 1716. He married Catherine Scawen, daughter of Sir Thomas Scawen of Horton, Buckinghamshire on 21 May 1717. She died in September 1726 and he married as his second wife Margaret Pelham, daughter of Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham MP of Laughton, on 16 March 1727. Her brother was Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.[1]
Shelley was elected Member of Parliament for Arundel at the 1727 general election. He supported the Government consistently throughout his parliamentary career. He was returned unopposed for Arundel at the 1734 general election but lost the seat in 1741. His brother-in-law, the Duke of Newcastle brought him in as MP for Lewes at a by-election on 6 December 1743. His wife sought an official post for her husband from her brother but nothing materialized. Questions were raised about his private life and he was dropped at the 1747 general election.[2]
Shelley died on 6 September 1771. He had two daughters by his first wife, and a son and two daughters by his second wife. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John. Henrietta, one of his daughters by his second wife Margaret, married George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1900), Complete Baronetage volume 1 (1611–1625), vol. 1, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
- ^ "SHELLEY, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1692-1771), of Mitchelgrove, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 August 2018.