Hon. Fletcher Norton, Baron of Exchequer in Scotland

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Hon. Fletcher Norton, Baron of Exchequer in Scotland

Birthdate:
Death: June 19, 1820 (75)
Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley and Grace Norton
Husband of Caroline Elizabeth Norton
Father of Fletcher Norton, 3rd Baron Grantley; Dame Grace Charlotte Conyers Norton; George Chapple Norton; Charles Francis Norton; (No Name) and 1 other
Brother of William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley and Grace Norton

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About Hon. Fletcher Norton, Baron of Exchequer in Scotland

Biographical Summary

Norton, Fletcher. 16/11/1744-19/06/1820. Ref: 1170. Male.

  • Place of Death: Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.
  • Profession: Barrister, Politician.
  • Appointments Held: Barrister 1769; Bencher 1795; MP 1773-4 Appleby, 1774-5 Carlisle; 1776-1820 Baron of the Exchequer.
  • Schools and Tutors: Harrow, London; Eton College, Buckinghamshire, 1756-62.
  • Training: Middle Temple 1765.
  • Undergraduate Studies: University College, Oxford. 1762.
  • Marital Status: Married (1793) Caroline Elizabeth Balmain.
  • Mother: Grace Chapple.
  • Father: Fletcher Norton, 1st. Baron Grantley, 1716-89.
  • References: DNB 41, 1895, 21 (under Fletcher Norton his father); Shapin 361; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage, 2, 1981, 69.
  • Memberships: Highland Society.
  • Date of Election: 17/11/1783.
  • Proposers: Founder Member.
  • Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 700

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Hon. Fletcher Norton, Baron of Exchequer in Scotland's Timeline

1744
November 16, 1744
1794
May 1794
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Ref: National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk , 1795 NORTON, GRACE CHARLOTTE (Old Parish Registers Births 692/ 2 Leith South) Page 549 of 612.

1796
July 14, 1796
1800
1800
1803
March 1, 1803
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Witnesses were Mrs Isabell Balmain and the Rev Daniel Sandford.

Ref: National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk , 1803 NORTON, MARY ELEANOR (Old Parish Registers Births 692/ 2 Leith South) Page 549 of 612

1807
February 4, 1807
1820
June 19, 1820
Age 75
Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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