John Greenwood (born 4 February 1821 in Ryshworth Hall, near
Bradford
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; died 21 February 1874,
Pimlico
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,
Middlesex
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) was an English politician who served as
Liberal M.P for
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...
, then in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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.
Family life
John Greenwood was the only son of Frederick Greenwood and Sarah Staniforth. The Greenwood family resided at
Swarcliffe Hall near Harrogate and well regarded in the area. His mother was the daughter of
Samuel Staniforth
Samuel Staniforth (26 February 1769 – 5 April 1851) was an English slave-trader, merchant and politician originally from Liverpool.
Staniforth was the son of Thomas Staniforth and Elizabeth Goore. The family was a prominent family from Darnall ...
and the granddaughter of
Thomas Staniforth
Thomas Staniforth (1735–1803) was an English slave-trader, merchant and politician. He was originally from Sheffield, but spent most of his life in Liverpool.
Staniforth was the son of Samuel Staniforth Esq. and Alethea Macro of Darnall Hall ...
who both held the title of
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
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, and who originated from the Staniforth family that built
Darnall Hall
Darnall Hall was a large hall that was constructed in 1723 in Darnall, Sheffield, England. The house was constructed by Samuel Staniforth (1698-1748) as a residence for himself and his wife Alethea Macro, daughter of Thomas Macro of Bury St Edmu ...
in
Sheffield
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.
He was a student of
Lincoln's Inn
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and earned a B.A in 1851 and M.A in 1860.
He married Louisa Elizabeth Barnardiston, the daughter of Nathaniel Clarke Barnardiston on the 19 February 1852 and had four sons, Frederick Barnardiston Greenwood, Charles Staniforth Greenwood, Edwin Wilfred Greenwood and Hubert John Greenwood. They also had a daughter Clara Louisa Greenwood (died 1887) who married Francis Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the Lord Howard of
Glossop
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
.
He was the grandfather of English
Cricket
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player
R. T. Stanyforth
Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Thomas "Rony" Stanyforth, (30 May 1892 – 20 February 1964) was an British Army, Army officer and English Amateur status in first-class cricket, amateur first-class cricketer, who ...
through his son Edwin.
Career
John served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the
Ripon constituency in the then
West Riding of Yorkshire
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town of
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...
between 1853 and 1865. He was a
Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
for Yorkshire and also served as a
Major
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for the
Yorkshire Hussars
The Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) was an auxiliary unit of the British Army formed in 1794. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry (Yeomanry) in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars and served in the Second Boe ...
Yeomanry
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.
[Ripon millenary, a record of the festival. Also a history of the city]
In 1848 he engaged architect
Major Rohde Hawkins
Major Rohde Hawkins (born 4 February 1821 in Nutfield, Surrey; died 19 October 1884, Holmwood, Surrey) was an English architect of the Victorian period. He is known for the schools and churches that he built.
''Note: Both his given names "Ma ...
, the husband of his only sister Mary Littledale Greenwood to build what would become the present
Swarcliffe Hall.
He died at the Grosvenor Hotel in
Pimlico
Pimlico () is an area of Central London in the City of Westminster, built as a southern extension to neighbouring Belgravia. It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture. Pimlico is demarcated to the north by London V ...
,
London
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, on 21 February 1874.
References
External links
Oxford Reference
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1821 births
1874 deaths
19th-century English politicians
19th-century British politicians