Richard Wrottesley | |
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| Born | 19 June 1721 Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 20 July 1769 (aged 48) England |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford Matric. 31 August 1739 |
| Known for | Member of Parliament Dean of Worcester |
| Spouse | Lady Mary Leveson-Gower (1717–1778) |
| Children | Mary Wrottesley (1740–1769) Frances Wrottesley (1743–1811) John Wrottesley (1744–1787) Elizabeth Wrottesley (1745–1822) Dorothy Wrottesley (1747) Harriet Wrottesley (1754–1824) |
| Parent(s) | Sir John Wrottesley Frances Grey |
Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet (19 June 1721 – 20 July 1769) of Wrottesley Hall in Staffordshire, was a Member of Parliament, Anglican clergyman and Dean of Worcester.[1]
He was born a younger son of Sir John Wrottesley Bt MP, by Frances, the daughter of the Hon. John Grey MP of Enville. He was educated at Winchester College (1736-38) and St John's College, Oxford (1739). He did not graduate at Oxford,[2] but later graduated at Cambridge (admitted to St John's College, Cambridge and graduated M.A. in 1756; admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge and graduated LL.D. in 1764).[3]
He succeeded his elder brother Sir Walter Wrottesley as baronet in 1732.[4]
It is said that when Bonnie Prince Charlie was marching south through England during the course of his rebellion, Sir Richard, a regular duellist, armed his tenants and gathered his servants to do battle but he reportedly never got further than a local inn, The Bull at Codsall, where his small team of men spent a convivial week.[5]
He became M.P. for Tavistock in December 1747, holding the seat until 1754. He was appointed a Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1749 to 1754.
He became a Church official, being appointed minister of St Michael's in Tettenhall.[5] He was appointed chaplain in ordinary to the King, George III, in 1763 and collated Dean of Worcester for life in 1765.
He married Lady Mary Leveson-Gower, the daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont, in 1739.[6]
He died in 1769.