Sir James Langham, 7th Baronet

Sir James Langham, 7th Baronet (31 January 1736 – 7 February 1795) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1790.

Langham was the son of William Langham and his wife Mary Drought, daughter of Anthony Drought. He inherited the baronetcy from his uncle Sir John Langham, 6th Baronet in 1766. He was sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1767,[1] and in 1784 Langham was elected Member of Parliament for amptonshire, holding seat until 1790.[2]

Langham married Juliana Musgrave, daughter of George Musgrave (1717–1742) of Nettlecombe and Combe Sydenham in Somerset, and sister and heiress of Thomas Musgrave (1741–1766)[3] of Combe Sydenham,[4] Stogumber, Somerset. By his wife he had children including Sir William Langham, 8th Baronet, the eldest son, and heir; and Sir James Langham, 10th Baronet, younger son.[1]

Langham died at the age of 59.

References

  1. Burke, John (1832). John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of ..., Volume 2. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. "LANGHAM, Sir James, 7th Bt. (1736-95), of Cottesbrooke, Northants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. Per inscription on mural monument in Stogumber Church to George Musgrave (1717–1742)
  4. A P Baggs, R J E Bush, and MC Siraut, 'Parishes: Stogumber', in Victoria County History, Somerset: Volume 5, ed. R W Dunning (London, 1985), pp. 177–190 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol5/pp177-190
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Thomas Powys
Lucy Knightley
Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire
1784–1790
With: Thomas Powys
Succeeded by
Thomas Powys
Francis Dickins
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
John Langham
Baronet
(of Cottesbrooke)
1766–1795
Succeeded by
William Langham
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