James Sutton (c. 1733–1801), of New Park, Devizes, Wiltshire, was an English politician.
Life[edit]
He born the younger son of Prince Sutton, a Devizes clothier, and his wife Mary Willy, sister of William Willy.[1] He inherited the New Park estate at Roundway, near Devizes, on the death of his elder brother in 1775. Around 1780 he had a new house built there, to a design by James Wyatt. It was demolished in 1955.[2][3]
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Devizes on 3 June 1765 – 1780.[1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1785–86.
Family[edit]
Sutton married Eleanor, daughter of Anthony Addington, M.D., of Reading and the sister of Henry Addington. They had sons James and George William who died as infants; and a daughter Mary who died in 1791 at age 14.[4] Their daughter Eleanor married Thomas Grimston Estcourt;[5] and the third daughter Mary married Crispianus Load.[6] Another daughter Sarah died in 1841, at age 76; she had married Robert J. Matthews.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sutton, James (c.1733–1801), of New Park, Devizes, Wilts., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Howard Colvin (1978). A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. John Murray. p. 947. ISBN 0-7195-3328-7.
- ^ Historic England. "Roundway House (1243319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Wiltshire Record Society, vol. 53 (1997), Monumental Inscriptions of Wiltshire, fascimile of 1822 work by Sir Thomas Phillipps, edited by Peter Sherlock (PDF) at p. 362
- ^ "Estcourt, Thomas Grimston (1775–1853), of New Park, nr. Devizes, Wilts., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. W. Pickering. 1840. p. 221.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1841. p. 221.
- ^ Waylen, James; Goddard, E. H. (1859). A history, military and municipal of the ancient borough of the Devizes: and, subordinately, of the entire Hundred of Potterne and Cannings, in which it is included. Brown & co. pp. 554–. Retrieved 21 September 2017.