John Anthony Fonblanque (12 June 1759 – 4 January 1837) was an English politician and barrister.
Overview
John Anthony Fonblanque (12 June 1759 – 4 January 1837) was an English politician and barrister.
Early life and name
Born John Anthony Fonblanque, he was the son of Jean de Grenier de Fonblanque, a banker, naturalised as Jean Fonblanque,
He was educated at Harrow School and Oxford. In 1828, late in life, he changed his surname by royal licence to de Grenier Fonblanque. He was descended from a Huguenot family, his father having exchanged the surname de Grenier de Fonblanque for that of Fonblanque on his naturalisation in England.
Career
He was commissioned as a Ensign in the Berkshire Militia in 1780. The regiment was disembodied in March 1783.
