Sir Timothy Shelley, 2nd Baronet (7 September 1753 – 24 April 1844) was an English politician and lawyer. He was the son of

Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet (21 June 1731 – 6 January 1815), was the grandfather of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Life Shelley was born in Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey (present-day United States), on 21 Jun ...

, and the father of Romantic poet and dramatist

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Early life and education

Timothy Shelley was the son of Sir Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary Catherine Michell (1734–1760), daughter of the Reverend Theobald Michell and his wife Mary Tredcroft. He studied at

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, and was awarded his

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in 1778, his

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following in 1781. He then studied law at

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Career

Shelley was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for

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, Sussex, at the 1790 general election, but an

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was lodged and the result was overturned on 19 March 1792. He was elected as MP for New Shoreham at the 1802 general election.Stooks Smith, p. 350. Shelley was re-elected for Shoreham in

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, and

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, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1818 general election. He associated with the

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during his time in the British political sphere.

Personal life

Shelley married Elizabeth Pilfold in October 1791 and they moved to Field Place in

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, approximately outside London. The couple had seven children: * Percy Bysshe (1792–1822), English Romantic poet * Elizabeth (1794–1831) * Hellen (1796–1796) * Mary (1797–1884) * Hellen (1799–1885) * Margaret (1801–1887) * John (1806–1866) None of Shelley's daughters married except for Mary, who in 1819 married D. F. Haynes.thePeerage.com – Person Page 3897
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Titles

* Mr Timothy Shelley (1753–1790) * Mr Timothy Shelley MP (1790–1815) * Sir Timothy Shelley (1815–1844) Shelley inherited the

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on 6 January 1815, becoming the 2nd Baronet Shelley of

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Ancestry

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shelley, Timothy 1753 births Alumni of University College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1790–1796 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 1844 deaths Shelley baronets, of Castle Goring

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People from Warnham