Sir Charles Holte, 6th Baronet (bapt. 25 November 1721''Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812'' – 13 March 1782) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1774 to 1780. Holte was the second son of Sir Clobery Holte, 4th Baronet, of

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and his wife Barbara Lister, daughter of Thomas Lister of Whitfield, Northamptonshire. He was admitted at

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on 13 February 1739, aged 17. In 1754 he married Anne Jesson, daughter of Pudsey Jesson of Langley, Warwickshire and had a daughter. He succeeded his brother Lister in the

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on 21 April 1770. In the 1774 general election he was returned after a contest as

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for

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. His attendance in Parliament was not good as he suffered from poor health and he did not stand in 1780. Holte died on 13 March 1782 and the baronetcy became extinct.

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Birmingham Museums and Art Galleries - Portrait of Sir Charles Holte (1721-82)
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.] {{DEFAULTSORT:Holte, Sir William, 6th Baronet 1782 deaths British MPs 1774–1780 Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies 1721 births