Sir James Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baronet (21 July 1722 — 10 May 1761) sat in the

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from 1751 to 1761.

Early life

He was the son of James Colebrooke, of

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, Kent, a very prominent private banker in London, and his wife Mary Hudson. He and his brother George were educated at

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; on his return to Britain, he married Mary Skynner, daughter and co-heiress of Stephen Skynner of Walthamstow, Essex, and Mary Remington, in May 1747.

Career

Shortly thereafter he bought

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from William Newland, with the proprietorship of the borough of Gatton, and the privilege of sending two members to the

. He duly exercised the privilege, sitting in the House of Commons from 1751 to 1761. Sir James was invested as a Knight and was created 1st Baronet Colebrooke, of Gatton, county Surrey (Great Britain) on 12 October 1759, with a special remainder to his brother, George. He left two daughters, Emma, Lady Tankerville who was a botanist and Mary (1750–1781), who married Sir John Aubrey, 6th Baronet. On his death in 1761 the baronetcy and Gatton Park passed to his brother George.

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