Sir Edward Blackett, MP, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle

Family and Education

bap. 25 Oct. 1649, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of William Blackett, and bro. of Sir William Blackett. m. (1) Mary, da. and h. of Thomas Norton of Langthorne, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) c.1680, Mary, da. of Sir John Yorke of Richmond, Yorks., 6s. 6da; (3) 21 Oct. 1699, Diana (d. 7 Oct. 1713), da. of Hon. (Sir) George Booth, 1st Baron Delamere, of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, wid. of Sir Ralph Delaval, 2nd Bt., of Seaton Delaval, Northumb., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 16 May 1680. d. 23 Apr. 1718.

Biography

Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet (25 October 1649 – 23 April 1718) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1689 and 1701.

Blackett was the eldest surviving son of William Blackett and his wife Elizabeth Kirkley. His father was a merchant of Newcastle and owned extensive property including coal mines. Blackett became a member of the Merchant Adventurers' company of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1672. He married an heiress in 1674 and at some time after he acquired the estate of Newby Park at Ripon, Yorkshire.

He was a J.P. for Northumberland and the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1677 and J.P, for Ripon from 1679. From 1679 to 1680, he was High Sheriff of Northumberland which was during the Popish Plot and he was active in levying fines on recusants. However he was probably an opponent of exclusion, because he stayed on the commissions of the peace in 1680. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1680. In 1684 he became a member of the Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. As a J.P. in the North Riding he responded to the questions on the Test Act and Penal Laws in February 1688 but he was removed from the commission of peace later in the year 1688. He became freeman of Ripon in September 1688 and was re-appointed J.P. for Northumberland and the North Riding in 1689. He also became commissioner for assessment for Yorkshire West and North Riding and Northumberland.

Also in 1689, Blackett was elected Member of Parliament for Ripon for a year from 1689 to 1690.

He demolished the old house on the Newby estate and in 1695 with the assistance of Sir Christopher Wren began building Newby Hall at a cost of £32,000, which remained the family seat until 1748.

He was elected MP for Northumberland in 1698 and sat until 1700.

Blackett died at the age of 67 and was buried in Ripon Minster.

Blackett married his first wife, Mary Norton, only child and heiress of Thomas Norton of Langthorpe Yorkshire, in 1674. She died without surviving issue. His second wife, whom he married in 1676, was Mary Yorke, only daughter of Sir John Yorke of Gowthwaite, and they had a large family. Finally, in 1699 he married his third and last wife, Lady Diana Delaval, widow of Sir Ralph Delaval and daughter of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son by his second marriage Edward who had been a Captain in the Royal Navy until he became heir to the estates on the death of his elder brother in 1714.

Links and Sources

• History of Parliament Online
• wikipedia.org
• thepeerage.com

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From Wikipedia: Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

[Sir Edward Blackett, MP, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle]

From: thepeerage.com:

Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Bt.1

M, #143465, b. circa 1649, d. 23 April 1718

Last Edited=29 Sep 2013

Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1649.1 He was the son of Sir William Blackett, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Kirkley.1 He married, firstly, Mary Norton, daughter of Thomas Norton, before 1680.1 He married, secondly, Mary Yorke, daughter of Sir John Yorke and Mary Norton, circa 1680.1 He married, thirdly, Hon. Diana Booth, daughter of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey and Lady Elizabeth Grey, on 21 October 1699 at St. Mary le Bow, Durham, County Durham, EnglandG.1 He died on 23 April 1718.1 He was buried at Ripon, Yorkshire, North Riding, EnglandG.1 His will was proven (by probate) in April 1718.1

He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Blackett, of Newcastle, co. Northumberland [E., 1673] on 16 May 1680.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ripon from 1689 to 1690.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Northumberland from 1689 to 1690.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northumberland between 1690 and 1709.1 He lived at Newby, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1 Children of Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Bt. and Mary Yorke Aletheia Blackett2 William Blackett+1 b. b 1683, d. b 1718 Captain Sir Edward Blackett, 3rd Bt.1 b. c 1683, d. 1 Mar 1756 John Blackett+1 b. c 1684 Citations [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume IV, page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]