Captain Francis Blake Delaval (27 December 1692 – 9 December 1752) was a Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament. He was the son of Edward Delaval (related to the

Delaval baronets There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Delaval. The Delaval Baronetcy of Seaton in the County of Northumberland was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1660 for Ralph Delaval, of Seaton. The latter was mem ...

) and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Francis Blake of Cogges (related to the Blake baronets). He inherited Seaton Delaval Hall from his uncle Admiral George Delaval, and

Ford Castle Ford Castle is a Grade I listed building situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England. The castle dates from about 1278. The owner Sir William Heron was granted a licence to crenellate the castle in 133 ...

from his mother's family. He represented Northumberland in Parliament from 1716 to 1722. In August 1724 he married Rhoda Apreece, heiress of Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire; they had eleven children. He was father of Sir Francis Blake Delaval, John Hussey Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval, and

Edward Hussey Delaval Edward Hussey Delaval (born 1729; died 14 August 1814 in Westminster) was a British scholar and natural philosopher. Life He was the third son of Francis Blake Delaval and his wife Rhoda Apreece. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, ...

. His daughter Rhoda Delaval married Sir Edward Astley of Melton Constable; through her Seaton Delaval passed to the Astley family (later Baron Hastings) through her son Jacob. Another daughter Anne married William Stanhope, MP. A third daughter, Sarah, married John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough. On 9 December 1752, Captain Delaval fell down the steps of the South Portico of Seaton Delaval Hall, and died of his injuries.Askham, Francis. ''The Gay Delavals'', p. 67. His uncle, George Delaval, from whom he inherited the Hall, also died from a fall on the estate; he fell from his horse.

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via the History of Parliament Online {{DEFAULTSORT:Delaval, Francis Blake 1692 births 1752 deaths English politicians Royal Navy officers Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1715–1722 People from Seaton Delaval Military personnel from Northumberland