George Heathcote

About George Heathcote

George Heathcote was an English merchant and philanthropist and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1747. He was sheriff of the City of London in 1739 and Lord Mayor of London in 1742.

Occupation: politician
Position held: member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain
Born: December 7, 1700
Died: June 7, 1768

member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britainposition held member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britainposition held member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britainposition held member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britainposition held Lord Mayor of Londonposition held Sheriff of the City of Londonposition held Royal Society of Londonmember of

Overview

George Heathcote (7 December 1700 – 7 June 1768) was an English merchant and philanthropist and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1747. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1742. Early life He was born in Jamaica, the son of Josiah Heathcote, a West India Merchant of London, and his wife, Catherine, widow of Thomas Barrett of Jamaica. He was a nephew of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, Governor of the Bank of England and Caleb Heathcote, who served as Mayor of New York City. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and the Middle Temple (which he entered in 1720). Merchant career From 1730 to 1733 he was a director of the South Sea Company and the Master of the Salters' Company in 1737. In 1729 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Political career From 1727 to 1734 he was Member of Parliament for Hindon, Wiltshire and from 1734 to 1741 the MP for Southwark.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

George Heathcote

George Heathcote

Overview

Related journals

Live room · 1 here

Related journals

Overview