James Rushout
Sir James Rushout, 1st Baronet (22 March 1644 – 16 February 1698), of Northwick Park, Worcestershire, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1670 and 1698.
Rushout was the fifth but only surviving son of John Rushout, Fishmonger, of St Dionis Backchurch, London and Maylords and his first wife Anne Godschalk, daughter of Joas Godschalk, merchant, of Fenchurch Street, London. He succeeded his father in 1653.[1] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1660 and was awarded MA in 1661.[2] He was created a Baronet at the young age of 17 on 17 June 1661.
Rusout was returned as Member of Parliament for Evesham at a by-election on 22 February 1670 and sat until 1685. He bought Northwick Park in 1683 and carried out extensive remodelling of the mansion house in 1686. At the 1689 English general election he was returned as MP for Worcestershire.[3] He returned to Evesham at the 1690 English general election. In April 1697, he was nominated by the king to be ambassador at Constantinople, but died before he could take up the appointment.[4]
Rushout died on 16 February 1698.
Family
In 1670, he married Alice Palmer, widow of Edward Palmer MP of the Middle Temple and daughter of Edmund Pitt of Sudbury Court, Harrow, Middlesex.[1]
They had five sons and four daughters:[5]
- William Rushout
- Alice Rushout, married Edwin Sandys MP
- Catherine Rushout, married Samuel Pytts MP
- Sir James Rushout Bt MP
- William Rushout
- Jane Rushout
- Elizabeth Rushout, married firstly Sir George Thorold Bt, secondly George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton
- Sir John Rushout Bt MP
- George Rushout
He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son James, and subsequently by his fourth son John, both of whom in turn inherited Northwick Park.[1]
References
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903), Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649-1664), 3, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
- Foster, Joseph. "Rokebye-Ryves in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp.1277-1295". British History Online. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "RUSHOUT, Sir James, 1st Bt. (1644-98), of Maylords, Havering atte Bower, Essex and Northwick Park, Blockley, Worcs". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- "RUSHOUT, Sir James, 1st Bt. (1644-98), of Northwick Park, Worcs". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- Wotton, Thomas (1741). The English Baronetage. 3. pp. 305–306. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Sandys Sir John Hanmer |
Member of Parliament for Evesham 1670–1685 With: Sir John Hanmer to 1679 Henry Parker 1679–1681 Edward Rudge 1681–1685 |
Succeeded by Henry Parker John Matthewes |
| Preceded by Sir John Pakington, 3rd Bt James Pytts |
Member of Parliament for Worcestershire 1689–1690 With: Thomas Foley |
Succeeded by Sir John Pakington, 4th Bt Thomas Foley |
| Preceded by Henry Parker John Matthewes |
Member of Parliament for Evesham 1690–1698 With: Edward Rudge to 1695 Henry Parker from 1695 |
Succeeded by John Rudge Henry Parker |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet of Milnst, Essex 1661–1698 |
Succeeded by James Rushout |