Sir Jeremy Sambrooke, 4th Baronet (c. 1703–1740) of

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, Middlesex, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the

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from 1731 to 1740.

Early life

Sambrooke was the only son of Sir Samuel Sambrooke, 3rd Baronet, MP for

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and

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, and the former Elizabeth Wright. Among his sisters were Jane Elizabeth Sambrooke (wife of Charles Wake-Jones and

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), and Susannah Sambrooke (wife of

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, MP for

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). His maternal grandfather was Sir Nathan Wright of Caldecote, Warwickshire,

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under King

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and Queen

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. His maternal aunt, Dorothy Wright, was the wife of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford. His paternal grandfather was Sir Jeremy Sambrooke of Bush Hill, a director of the

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. After attending the school of Dr. Uvedale at Enfield, Sambrooke was admitted at

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probably in 1716 and at

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on 7 July 1720, aged 17, where he was awarded MA in 1722.

Career

Having acquired considerable estates in the north of Bedfordshire from 1719, Sambrooke stood as a Tory at several by-elections, but was unsuccessful at

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in February 1728,

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in March 1728, and

again in January 1729. However, he was returned as Member of Parliament for

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at a by-election on 30 January 1731, with the support of Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford and by spending lavishly. He was returned unopposed at the

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, and voted against the Administration in all recorded divisions.

Baronetage

He succeeded his father to the

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on 27 December 1714. His father had succeeded to the baronetcy under special remainder on the death of his maternal uncle Sir John Vanacker, 2nd Baronet.

Personal life

Sambrooke died unmarried on 5 July 1740. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, Jeremy Sambrooke, the fifth and last baronet.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sambrooke, Sir Jeremy, 4th Baronet 1700s births 1740 deaths British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England