Baron Northwick, of

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in the County of Worcester, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1797 for Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet, for many years

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for

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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron, who was a noted collector of art. He, in turn, was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baron, the son of George Rushout-Bowles (who had assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bowles in 1817, which was that of his maternal grandfather Humphrey Bowles), younger son of the first Baron. He represented Evesham and Worcestershire East in Parliament. Lord Northwick had no surviving children and the titles became extinct on his death in 1887. The Baronetcy, of Milnst in the County of Essex, was created in the

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in 1661 for the 17-year-old

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 ...

, subsequently Member of Parliament for Evesham and

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. He was the son of John Rushout, a Flemish merchant of

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and

Northwick, Worcestershire Northwick is a district of Worcester, England, Worcester, England, located in the north of the city on the left (east) bank of the River Severn. History Historically, Northwick was a manor in the parish of Claines, and in the Middle Ages the ...

. Sir James's eldest son, the second Baronet, also represented Evesham in Parliament. This line of the family failed on the early death of the latter's son, the third Baronet, in 1711. The late Baronet was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet, the fourth son of the first Baronet. He was a politician and served as

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between 1743 and 1744. From 1762 to 1768 he was

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. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned fifth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1797. Harriet, daughter of the first Baron, married Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet. Their son Sir Charles Rushout Cockerell, 2nd Baronet, assumed the surname of Rushout in lieu of his patronymic (see

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Rushout Baronet of Milnst, Essex (1661)

Sir James Rushout, 1st Baronet 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 ...

(1644–1698) *

Sir James Rushout, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1676–1705) *Sir James Rushout, 3rd Baronet (1701–1711) *

Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet (6 February 16852 February 1775), of Northwick Park, Worcestershire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 55 years from 1713 to 1768. He was a supporter of Pulteney in opposition to Walpo ...

(1685–1775) * Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet (created Baron Northwick in 1797)

Baron Northwick (1797)

John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick (23 July 1738 – 20 October 1800) was a British politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Evesham. Rushout was the son of Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet and Lady Anne Compton, and was educated at Eton and Chri ...

(1738–1800) *

John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (16 February 1770 – 20 January 1859) was an English peer, landowner and collector of art works. Rushout was the son of John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick and his wife Rebecca Bowles. He was born at St James', We ...

(1770–1859) *

George Rushout, 3rd Baron Northwick George Rushout, 3rd Baron Northwick (30 August 1811 – 11 November 1887), was a British Conservative politician. Background Northwick was the son of George Rushout-Bowles, younger son of John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick. His mother was Lady ...

(1811–1887)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Northwick Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1797