Sir John Duckworth, 2nd Baronet explained

Sir John Duckworth
Honorific-Suffix:Bt
Office:Member of Parliament
for Exeter
Term Start:7 July 1845
Term End:27 March 1857
Alongside:Edward Divett
Predecessor:William Webb Follett
Edward Divett
Successor:Richard Gard
Edward Divett
Birth Date:17 March 1809
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:John Duckworth
Susanna Catherine Buller
Children:Three daughters

Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, 2nd Baronet (17 March 1809 – 29 November 1887) was a British Conservative politician.

Life

He was the son of his namesake John Duckworth and Susanna Catherine Buller. He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1826, graduating B.A. in 1829. He inherited the baronetcy of Topsham in 1817 on the death of his father.[1]

Duckworth was elected Conservative MP for Exeter at a by-election in 1845—caused by the death of William Webb Follett—and held the seat until 1857 when he did not seek re-election at that year's general election.[2]

Family

Duckworth married Mary Isabella Buller, daughter of John and Harriet Buller, in 1850, and they had three children: Mary Georgiana (born 1852); Evelyn Harriet (born 1857); and, Fanny Catherine (born 1860).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, 2nd Bt.. The Peerage. 7 May 2018.
  2. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.