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William Clayton (died 1783)
William Clayton ( – 3 July 1783) of Harleyford Manor, near Great Marlow was an English politician. He was the second surviving son of Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet (died 1744), and the younger brother of Sir Kenrick Clayton, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at the Middle Temple. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bletchingley from 1745 to 1761, and for Great Marlow from 1761 to 1783. His son William (1762–1834) succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his cousin Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet ( – 10 May 1799) was an English politician. He was the only son of Sir Kenrick Clayton, 2nd Baronet of Marden Park, Surrey, whom he succeeded in 1769. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bletchingley fro .... References 1718 births Year of birth uncertain 1783 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–176 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harleyford Manor
Harleyford Manor is a country house near Marlow in Buckinghamshire. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are also listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The urn to the south west of the house, the ice house to the north east, and the dairy to the north, and the temple to the north east are all listed Grade II. In addition to the buildings, two statues of Robert Clayton, to the west and to the east of the house, are also listed Grade II. History The house was designed by Sir Robert Taylor in the Georgian style and built for William Clayton, a Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ..., in 1753. The house remained in the Clayton family until 1950. The present owners, who hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
