Henry Fleetwood (Preston MP)
For other people named Henry Fleetwood, see Henry Fleetwood (disambiguation).
Henry Fleetwood (c. 1667 – 22 May 1746)[1] was an English soldier and Tory politician.
He was the oldest son of Arthur Fleetwood of Lichfield in Staffordshire and St. Margaret’s, Westminster, who was secretary to the Earl of Danby. He was a cousin of Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Baronet.[2]
Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, Fleetwood joined the English Army in 1685 as an Ensign in the 7th Foot, rising to second lieutenant in 1687, and lieutenant in 1688.[2]
In 1704 he inherited estates near Preston from his cousin Edward Fleetwood MP, and served as a Member of Parliament for Preston from 1708 to 1722.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- 1 2 3 Cruickshanks, Eveline (1970). R. Sedgwick, ed. "FLEETWOOD, Henry (?1667-1746), of Penwortham, nr. Preston, Lancs". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Missing
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| Preceded by Arthur Maynwaring Francis Annesley |
Member of Parliament for Preston 1708 – 1722 With: Arthur Maynwaring to 1710 Sir Henry Hoghton, Bt 1710–13 Edward Southwell 1713–15 Sir Henry Hoghton, Bt 1715–22 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hesketh Daniel Pulteney |
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