Anthony Keck (Woodstock MP)
Anthony Keck | |
|---|---|
Member of Parliament for Woodstock | |
| In office 1753–1767 Serving with Viscount Bateman | |
| Preceded by | Viscount Bateman Hon. John Trevor |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Bateman Hon. William Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Tracy 1708 |
| Died | 29 May 1767 (aged 58–59) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | John Tracy |
Anthony Keck (1708 – 29 May 1767)[1] was an English politician.
Early life
He was born the second son of John Tracy of
née Atkins) Tracy.[2]
His mother was the only daughter of
Commissioner of the Great Seal).[2]
Career
He succeeded to the Keck estates at Great Tew in Oxfordshire of his great-uncle Francis Keck in 1729, adopting the name of Keck according to a condition of the bequest. From 1744 he lived at Richmond House in Twickenham.[3]
A protégé of the
Personal life
He had married well in 1736 to
Digby Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard).[5]
Together, they had two daughters:
- Henrietta Charlotte Tracy (1740/1–1817), who married Edward Devereux, 12th Viscount Hereford in 1774.[5]
- Susan Tracy (d. 1835), who married Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, a grandson of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss, in 1771.[6]
A keen participant in horse racing,[5] he died of apoplexy at Epsom races in 1767 when his horse won a race.[4]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ a b "Hamilton, Duke of (S, 1643)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Keck Racehorse breeder 1708 - 1767". The Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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- ^ "Wemyss, Earl of (S, 1633)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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