Sir Henry Marwood (1635-1725) was an aristocratic landowner who served as
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere o ...
in 1674.
He was
Member of Parliament for
Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire ...
from 1685 to 1688.
Background
Marwood was born in 1635 and was the son of
Sir George Marwood and Lady Anne Marwood (née Bethell). He was raised at Busby Hall in the
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was a subdivision of Yorkshire, England, alongside York, the East Riding and West Riding. The riding's highest point was at Mickle Fell at .
From the Restoration it was used as a lieutenancy area, having b ...
and succeeded the title of
Baronet of Little Busby on the death of his father in 1683. Sir Henry first married Margaret Darcy the daughter of the
Earl of Holderness at Hornby Castle in 1658 who died two years later in 1660.
He then married Dorothy Bellingham in 1663 who died in 1678.
His third and final wife was Martha, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth of Elmsall, Yorkshire.
With his second wife Dorothy he had one son and one daughter:
* George Marwood
* Elizabeth Marwood, married John Pierce
Marwood died in 1725.
As his son George died in 1700, the baronetcy passed to his nephew Samuel Marwood, the eldest son of his younger brother George.
References
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High sheriffs of Yorkshire
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
English MPs 1685–1687
1635 births
1725 deaths