John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston
John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston (1616 – 11 February 1695) was an English politician who sat in the
Baron Ossulston
in 1682.
Life
Bennet was the eldest son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley,
Knight of the Bath on 23 April 1661 at the coronation of Charles II[1] and was Lieutenant of the Gentlemen Pensioners.[2]
In 1663 Bennet was elected
Bridget, was a noted book collector.[3]
He supported the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and signed the petition for a free Parliament and the declaration to the Prince of Orange, but was reckoned among the opposition peers in 1690.[4]
Lord Ossulton died at the age of about 78 and was buried at Harlington.[1]
Family
Bennet was married twice, first to Elizabeth, widow of
Bridget Howe, daughter of John Grubham Howe of Langar and his wife Annabella Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland.[1] They had two children Charles, who was given the title Earl of Tankerville and Annabella (1682–1698). Bridget was notable as a collector of books.[3] Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
.
References
- ^ a b c d e History of Parliament Online - Bennet, John
- ^ a b 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Bennell-Bloye', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 106-141. Date accessed: 17 June 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8, retrieved 21 July 2022
- ^ Naylor, Leonard. "BENNET, Sir John (1616-95), of Pall Mall, Westminster and Dawley, Harlington, Mdx. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983". historyofparliamentonline.org. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 19 May 2015.