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About Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet
Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet (1739 – 10 February 1789) was an English Tory politician who represented the constituency of Derbyshire.
Harpur was the son of Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet and Lady Caroline Manners, daughter of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland. He succeeded his father to the Baronetcy in 1748. He lived at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire and 35 Upper Grosvenor Street, London.[1]
He was returned as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in 1761, but was replaced in a rare contested election in 1768. He served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1774.
Harpur married Frances Greville, second daughter of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick and 1st Earl Brooke. in 1762. He was succeeded by his son Sir Henry Crewe, 7th Baronet.
References
1.^ Upper Grosvenor Street: South Side, Survey of London: volume 40: The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings) (1980), pp. 231-238. Date accessed: 17 September 2008.
Debrett's Baronetage of England 7th Edition (1839) (Google Books)
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets [self-published source][better source needed]
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet's Timeline
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1739
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1763
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| 1789 |
February 10, 1789
Age 50
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