John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick (23 July 1738 – 20 October 1800) was a British politician and

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(MP) for

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. Rushout was the son of

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and Lady Anne Compton, and was educated at

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and

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, which he entered in 1756. In 1761 he was elected as

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and held the seat until 1796. Politically, he was Whig until about 1789 when he went over to

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and hence sat as a

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. He succeeded to the Rushout Baronetcy of Milnst, Essex, in 1775 and became 1st Baron Northwick of

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in the county of

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in 1797. He became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) in 1799.

Marriage and issue

He married Rebecca Bowles (b.1740) on 3 June 1766 at

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, Essex. They had five children: * Hon. Harriet Rushout (d.30 Oct 1851) m. Sir Charles Cockerell * Hon. Anne Rushout (d.4 Apr 1849) *

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(b.16 Feb 1770, d. 20 Jan 1859) * Reverend Hon. George Rushout-Bowles (b.30 Jul 1772, d.Oct 1842) m. Lady Caroline Stewart, daughter of

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. Their son George became the 3rd Baron Northwick. * Hon. Elizabeth Rushout (b.1774, d.15 Jan 1862). He died in 1800 aged sixty-two and was buried at

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, Worcestershire. His tomb was designed and built by Peter Matthias Van Gelder.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.407 Lady Northwick died on 3 October 1818 at Northwick Park.

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'' * Romney Sedgwick History of Parliament:The Commons - 1754–1790, HMSO 1738 births 1800 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 1 Peers of Great Britain created by George III Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London {{GB-baron-stub