Sir John Ramsden, 4th Baronet (1755 – 15 July 1839) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

Early life

He was born in 1755 and was the only son of Margaret (

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Norton) Bright and Sir John Ramsden, 3rd Baronet of Byram, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, whom he succeeded in 1769, inheriting the Manor of Huddersfield and the associated Ramsden Estate. His mother, the daughter of William Norton, Esq. of Sawley, was the widow of Thomas Liddell Bright. He was educated at

University College, Oxford University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a Colleges of the University of Oxf ...

, 1774.

Career

Ex-Midland Railway viaduct over the Huddersfield Broad Canal - geograph

An Act of Parliament (14 Geo. 3. c. 13) obtained on 9 March 1774, enabled "Sir John Ramsden, Baronet, to make and maintain a navigable Canal from the River Calder, between a Bridge called Cooper's Bridge, and the Mouth of the River Colne to the King's Mill, near the town of Huddersfleld, in the West Riding of the county of York". Completed in 1776 and originally named Sir John Ramsden's Canal, it is now known as the

Huddersfield Broad Canal The Huddersfield Broad Canal or Sir John Ramsden's Canal, is a wide-locked navigable canal in West Yorkshire in northern England. The waterway is 3.75 miles (6 km) long and has 9 wide locks. It follows the valley of the River Colne and ...

. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for

Grampound Grampound () is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grampound with Creed, in the Cornwall (district), Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal and ...

under the patronage of Lord Rockingham in 1780, retiring from politics in 1784. He was made

High Sheriff of Yorkshire The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere o ...

for 1797–98.

Personal life

On 7 July 1787, He married the Hon. Louisa Susan Ingram-Shepherd, daughter and coheiress of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine. Louisa's eldest sister,

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, married the 2nd Marquess of Hertford (and also became the mistress of the

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, later George IV). Together, they were the parents of four sons and five daughters, including: * John Charles Ramsden (1788–1836), MP for Malton and

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

, who married Isabella Dundas (1790–1887), daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas of Aske and granddaughter of

William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (15 January 1719/1720 – 10 August 1756) was a British peer, nobleman, and politician. Biography William Fitzwilliam was the son of John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam by his wife Anne, daughter of ...

. * Rear-Admiral William Ramsden (1789–1852), who married Lady Annabella Paulet, daughter of Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester. * Louisa Mary Isabella Ramsden (d. 1872), who married Lord George Quin, son of

Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort (18 November 1757 – 24 October 1829), styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician. Early life Taylour was born on 1 ...

(after the death of his first wife, Lady Georgiana Spencer, daughter of

George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician. He served as Home Secretary from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was ...

). * Elizabeth Frances Ramsden (d. 1824), who married Edward Hawke-Harvey, 4th Baron Hawke (1799–1869), son of Edward Hawke-Harvey, 3rd Baron Hawke. * Captain Henry James Ramsden (1799–1871), who married Hon. Frederica Selina Law, daughter of

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. * Charles Ramsden (1801–1891), who married Lady Harriet Frances Byng, daughter of

John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772 – 3 June 1860) was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Irish Rebellion of 1798, he became Commanding Officer of ...

. * Caroline Margaret Ramsden (d. 1847), who married Reverend Lord Charles Paulet (1802–1870), son of

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. * Anne Ramsden * Frances Catherine Ramsden (1806–1853), who married

Lowther Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster (14 December 1802 – 30 April 1838), styled Hon. Lowther Pennington from 1813 to 1818, was a landowner in northern England and an Irish peer. Lowther was the only son of General Lowther Penni ...

, son of Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster. He died at his home, Hamilton Place,

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, in 1839. As his eldest son predeceased him, the baronetcy thus passed to John Charles' son

Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet (14 September 1831 – 15 April 1914) was a British Liberal Party politician. Biography Born on 14 September 1831 to John Charles Ramsden and his wife the Hon. Isabella Dundas, he was elected as Member ...

, who married Lady Helen Guendolen Seymour, daughter of

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. Through his daughter Frances, he was a grandfather of

Gamel Pennington, 4th Baron Muncaster Gamel Augustus Pennington, 4th Baron Muncaster (3 December 1831 – 13 June 1862), styled Hon. Gamel Pennington until 1838, was an Irish peer and British landowner. A member of an old Cumberland family, he served as High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1 ...

and

Josslyn Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster Josslyn Francis Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster, (25 December 1834 – 30 March 1917) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician. Biography Muncaster was the third son of Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster, and ...

References

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