Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet of West Auckland

Sir John Eden - Cambridge alumni

Name: Sir John, Bart. Eden

College: Trinity

Entered: Michs. 1759

Born: 16 Sept 1740

Died: 23 Aug 1812

• Adm. nobleman (age 18) at TRINITY, June 9, 1759. S. and h. of Sir Robert, 3rd Bart., of Windlestone, Durham. B. Sept. 16, 1740. School,
• Eton. Matric. Michs. 1759;
• M.A. 1761.
• Succeeded as 4th Bart., June 25, 1755.
• M.P. for Co. Durham, 1774-90.
• Married (1) June 26, 1764, Catherine, dau. of John Thompson, of Kirby Hall, Yorks.;
• (2) Apr. 9, 1767, Dorothea, dau. and heiress of Peter Johnson,
• Recorder of York, and had issue.

Died Aug. 23, 1812. Father of Robert (1792) and Morton J. (1795). (Eton Coll. Reg.; Burke, P. and B.)

Source: Cambridge University Alumni records