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Wenlock, Baron (UK, 1831 - 1834)

Creation: 10 Sep 1831

Extinct: 10 Apr 1834

Family name: Lawley

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Arms:

See Baron Wenlock

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Robert [Lawley], 1st Baron Wenlock

1st son and heir of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Bt., of Spoonhill, co. Shropshire, and of Canwell, co. Stafford, by his wife Jane Thompson, only dau. and hrss. in her issue of Beilby Thompson, of Escrick Park, co. York

born

1768

mar.

16 Sep 1793 Anne Maria Denison (dsp. 20 Aug 1850), dau. of Joseph Denison, of Denbies, Dorking, co. Surrey, and of St Mary Axe, London, banker, by his second wife Elizabeth butler, dau. of William Butler, of Lisbon, merchant

died

s.p. 10 Apr 1834 (bur. at Hints, co. Stafford)

created

10 Sep 1831 Baron Wenlock, of Wenlock in the County of Shropshire

note

Ensign, Grenadier Guards 1787-91; suc. his father as 6th Baronet 11 Mar 1793; High Sheriff of Staffordshire 1797-98; Member of Parliament (Whig) for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1802-06; Equerry to HRH the Duke of Cumberland

On the death of the 1st Baron Wenlock the Barony of Wenlock became extinct, and the baronetcy (cr. 1641) passed to his next brother, Sir Francis Lawley, 7th Bt. In 1839 his younger brother, Paul Beilby Lawley later Thompson, was created Baron Wenlock.

First written 11 Mar 2014

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