Henry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of Parham

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Henry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1696 โ€“ 29 January 1775) was an English peer of the House of Lords.[1]

On the death of

Hull Creek, Virginia on 26 November 1685, aged 59. His son, also Henry, was then aged 20.[2] Henry married Elizabeth, daughter of William Pigeon of Stepney, with whom he had a son who was also named Henry.[3]

Henry Willoughby had twice been master of the

Tower Hamlets.[2] Henry Willoughby married Susannah, daughter Robert Gresswell of Middlesex and had a daughter, Elizabeth who married John Halsey of Tower Hill.[3]

Henry Willoughby first petitioned for his seat in the House of Lords in 1733, his case was not heard.[2] His petition was accepted after the death of Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham and he took his seat on 25 April 1767 to become the 16th baron. Henry Willoughby died on 29 January 1775, aged 79,[2] without male heir and the title passed to his nephew.[3]

Notes

  • The Records of a Lancashire Family - Shaw, 1940
  • Burke John, A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage of England, Ireland and Scotland 1831.

References

  1. ^ Burke 1831, p. 576
  2. ^ a b c d e Greenwood 1876, p. 68
  3. ^ a b c Burke 1831, p. 578

Bibliography

  • Burke, John (1831), A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage of England, Ireland and Scotland, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley.
  • Cunliffe-Shaw, R. (1940), Records of a Lancashire Family, Preston: The Guardian Press Limited.
  • Greenwood, Isaac J. (1876). "The Willoughby Family of New England". The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. XXX. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society: 67โ€“78.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Willoughby of Parham
1767โ€“1775
Succeeded by