John Peachey, 2nd Baron Selsey (16 March 1749 – 27 June 1816), styled The Honourable John Peachey between 1794 and 1808, was a British politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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from 1776 to 1790.
Peachey was the son of
James Peachey, 1st Baron Selsey, by Lady Georgiana Caroline Scott, daughter of
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine.
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Peachey was returned to Parliament for St Germans in 1776, a seat he held until 1780, and then represented New Shoreham between 1780 and 1790. In 1808 he entered the House of Lords
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on the death of his father.Captain
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Henry John Peachey, 3rd Baron Selsey (1787-1838)
* John William Peachey (1788-1837)
* Caroline Mary Vernon Harcourt (née Peachey)(1790-1871).[Caroline Mary Peachy Baptism: 14 June 1790, St Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex, England. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P89/MRY1/081]
He died in June 1816, aged 67, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Henry. Lady Selsey died in April 1837.
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1749 births
1816 deaths
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
British MPs 1774–1780
British MPs 1780–1784
British MPs 1784–1790