Sir John Shelley, 7th Baronet
Sir John Villiers Shelley, 7th Baronet (18 March 1808 – 28 January 1867)[1] was an English Tory landowner and politician.
He was born the eldest son of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet and educated at Charterhouse School.
He joined the Royal Horse Guards in 1825 as an ensign and rose to lieutenant in 1828. He transferred as a lieutenant to the 20th Foot in 1830, went onto half-pay with the 60th Foot in 1831 and retired in 1832. He served as lieutenant-colonel of the 46th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers from 1861 to his death.
He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gatton[2] in Surrey, then at the 1831 general election as an MP for Great Grimsby,[3] but did not contest the seat at the 1832 general election.[3]
He did not stand again until he unsuccessfully contested the 1841 general election in East Sussex.[4] On the death of the 6th Baronet on 28 March 1852 he became the 7th Baronet Shelley of Michelgrove, inheriting Maresfield Park in Sussex.[1]
Shelley returned to the Commons after a twenty-year absence when he was elected at the 1852 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster,[5] where he was re-elected in 1857 and 1859. He did not stand again in Westminster at the 1865 general election, when he contested Bridgwater, but without success.[6]
He died of gout in 1867. He had married in 1832 Louisa, the daughter of Rev. Samuel Johnes Knight of Henley Hall, Shropshire. They had an only daughter, Blanche. The baronetcy passed to his younger brother Frederic, although he bequeathed Maresfield Hall to Blanche, who went on to marry Hervey Charles Pechell in 1874 and never took up residence.
References
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 547. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- Stooks Smith, page 202
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 470. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, pages 20–21
- Craig, page 61
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Shelley
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Neeld Michael Prendergast |
Member of Parliament for Gatton 1830–1831 With: John Thomas Hope |
Succeeded by Viscount Pollington Anthony John Ashley |
| Preceded by Charles Wood George Harris |
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1831–1832 With: George Harris |
Succeeded by Henry Fitzroy Lord Loughborough |
| Preceded by Charles Lushington De Lacy Evans |
Member of Parliament for Westminster 1852–1865 With: De Lacy Evans 1846–1865 |
Succeeded by Hon. Robert Grosvenor John Stuart Mill |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Shelley |
Baronet (of Michelgrove) 1852–1867 |
Succeeded by Frederic Shelley |