Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824–1886) was a British

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. He served as a

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in 1853.

Biography

John Harpur Crewe was the son of Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet who had married in 1819 Jane Whitaker, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Whitaker, Vicar of Mendham, Norfolk. John was one of six children. The Harpur Crewe's family seat was at

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, a house rebuilt by his ancestor Sir John Harpur, 4th baronet in 1701-04. He married Georgiana Jane Henrietta Eliza Lovell, a daughter of Capt. W. Stanhope Lovell, RN, KH, of Alverstoke, Hampshire. Sir John served as

in 1853 but apart from this position he, like his son, played no part in public life.

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, a local historian tells how 400 people signed an address to Sir John on the occasion of his eldest becoming 21. The address had been prepared by the local printers. Twenty people presented the paper. Sir John made a prepared speech as he complained of poor health. He did note that he had bought a property in

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to ensure that his son could vote. The party afterwards was not attended by Sir John, however he did arrange for two cygnets to be delivered for the festivities.Melbourne 1820-1875 A Diary by John Joseph Briggs Ed by Philip Heath pub. Derbyshire Hist Research Group 2005, . He died in 1886 and was succeeded by his elder son, Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Baronet.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harpur Crewe, John 1824 births 1886 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England High Sheriffs of Derbyshire