John Henniker-Major, 4th Baron Henniker (3 February 1801 – 16 April 1870), also 1st Baron Hartismere in the

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, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was educated at

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Biography

Henniker was the son of John Minnet Henniker Major, 3rd Baron Henniker. He succeeded his father as fourth Baron Henniker in July 1832 but as this was an

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it did not entitle him to a seat in the

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. In December of the same year he was instead elected to the

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for the newly created constituency of East Suffolk, which he represented until 1846 and again from

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to 1866. The latter year he was created Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was appointed

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in 1849. Lord Henniker married Anna, daughter of Lieutenant-General

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, in 1836. *Hon. Mary Henniker-Major (12 Aug 1838 – 20 Jul 1902). Died unmarried. * John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney (7 Nov 1842 – 27 Jun 1902) *Hon. Anne Helen Henniker-Major (4 Dec 1844 - 1907). Died unmarried. *Hon. Edward Minet Henniker-Major (3 Feb 1848, d. 20 Dec 1924). He married a French captain's daughter, Eveline Talavera de St. Maur. No known issue. *Maj.-Gen. Hon. Arthur Henry Henniker-Major (3 Apr 1855 – 6 Feb 1912). He married the Hon. Florence Ellen Hungerford Milnes, daughter of

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. They had no issue. He died at 6 Grafton Street, Mayfair, on 16 April 1870, aged 69, and was succeeded in his titles by his son John. Lady Henniker died in 1889.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

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