Summary
Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet (11 November 1727 – 26 October 1783) was a British politician and Lord Mayor of York.
Sir Charles Turner, Bt | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for York | |
| In office 1768–1783 Serving with Lord John Cavendish | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey |
| Preceded by | Sir George Armytage, Bt Robert Fox-Lane |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Galway Lord John Cavendish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1727 Kirkleatham, in present day Redcar and Cleveland, England |
| Died | 26 October 1783 (aged 55) Kirkleatham |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Wombwell (died)Mary Shuttleworth (m. 1771) |
| Parent(s) | Jane Bathurst William Turner |
| Residence(s) | Kirkleatham Hall, England |
| Education | Beverley Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Early life edit
Turner was the son and heir of Jane (née Bathurst) Turner and William Turner, of Kirkleatham, in present-day Redcar and Cleveland, England.[1] His father was the second son of Charles Turner and his mother was the daughter of Charles Bathurst, Esq. of York.[2] Along with his aunts, Mary (née Bathurst) Sleigh and Frances (née Bathurst) Forster, his mother was the heiress of her brother, Charles Bathurst, Esq. of Skutterskelfe Hall and Arkendale.[2]
He was educated at Beverley Grammar School, and admitted to the Inner Temple in 1744; he also entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1745.
Career edit
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1759 to 1760.[3] From 21 March 1768 to 17 November 1783, he was Member of Parliament for York. He was Lord Mayor of York for 1772.[4]
Personal life edit
He married twice: firstly to Elizabeth Wombwell, a daughter of William Wombwell, Esq. of Wombwell. After her death, he married, secondly, to Mary Shuttleworth, a daughter of James Shuttleworth, Esq. of Forcett,[6] in 1771. Together, they were the parents of one son and two daughters, including:[2]
- Sir Charles Turner, 2nd Baronet (1773–1810), who married Teresa Gleadowe-Newcomen, the daughter of Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Baronet and Charlotte Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Viscountess Newcomen.[7]
- Mary Turner (d. 1815), who married Richard Oliver Gascoigne, of Parlington Hall.[2]
- Elizabeth Turner, who married Col. Campbell, and were the parents of one daughter, Thomasina Campbell.[2]
He lived at Kirkleatham Hall,[8] and was 57 when he died on 26 October 1783.[3] His son Charles inherited his baronetcy and the Kirkleatham estate. His widow remarried Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet of Parlington Hall, Aberford and their daughter Mary inherited the Gascoigne's Parlington estate. After his sons death at age 37 in 1810, the baronetcy became extinct.[5]
Descendants edit
Through his daughter Mary, he was grandfather of four, including Thomas Oliver-Gascoigne (1806–1842) and Richard Silver Oliver-Gascoigne (1808–1842), who both died unmarried.[2] The Gascoigne estates were, therefore, inherited by his two granddaughters: Mary Isabella Oliver-Gascoigne (1810–1891), who was married Col. Hon. Frederick Charles Trench in 1850 (parents of Col. F. R. T. Trench-Gascoigne) and Elizabeth Oliver-Gascoigne (1812–1893), who married Frederick Mason Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown in 1852.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Parishes: Kirkleatham". www.british-history.ac.uk. British History Online. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Ord, John Walker (1846). The History and Antiquities of Cleveland: Comprising the Wapentake of East and West Langbargh, North Riding, County York. Simpkin and Marshall. p. 369. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Turner, Charles (TNR745C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Lord Mayors of York 1601-1800". Mansion House (York). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 218, retrieved 12 April 2019
- ^ Burke, John (1841). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England. Scott, Webster & Geary. p. 535. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Pepys, Samuel (1889). Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F. R. S.: Nov. 1st, 1666-July 31st 1668. D. McKay. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Cooke, William Bryan (1857). The seize quartiers of the family of Bryan Cooke ... and of Frances his wife. p. 45. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800, vol. V, pp. 401–402.
External links edit
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)[usurped]
- Sir Charles Turner, 1st Bt (1726-1783), Lord Mayor of York and politician; MP for York at the National Portrait Gallery, London