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John Angerstein
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1829
Member of Parliament
for Greenwich
In office
January 1835 – 17 July 1837
Preceded byJames Dundas
Succeeded byM. Wolverley Attwood
Member of Parliament
for Camelford
In office
May 1796 – 29 June 1802
Personal details
Bornc. 1774
Died(1858-04-08)8 April 1858
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Amelia Locke
(m. 1799)
Children5, including William
Parent
Occupation
  • Politician

John Angerstein (c. 1774 – 8 April 1858) was an English Whig politician from Blackheath, London.[1][2]

He was the only son of John Julius Angerstein, who had moved to London from Russia and made his fortune as a Lloyds underwriter.

He was elected at the 1796 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for borough of Camelford in Cornwall, holding the seat until the 1802 general election, when he left Parliament.[3][4]

He was one of the three people nominated in November 1829 to be the High Sheriff of Kent for 1830–31,[5] but the King picked Edward Rice instead.[6] He was nevertheless appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1831–32,[7] when he lived at Weeting Hall.[8]

He was re-elected to Parliament at the 1835 general election as an MP for Greenwich,[2] having previously contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1832.[9] He decided not to defend the seat at the 1837 general election,[9] choosing instead to stand for Eastern Surrey. He failed to win that seat however.[10]

He died in 1858. He had married Amelia, the daughter of William Locke of Norbury Park, Surrey, with whom he had three sons and two daughters.

References

  1. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 164. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  2. ^ a b "No. 19235". The London Gazette. 3 February 1835. p. 193.
  3. ^ Stooks Smith, page 382
  4. ^ "ANGERSTEIN, John (?1774-1858), of Woodlands, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ^ "No. 18628". The London Gazette. 13 November 1829. p. 2086.
  6. ^ "No. 18652". The London Gazette. 2 February 1830. pp. 257–258.
  7. ^ "No. 18772". The London Gazette. 1 February 1831. pp. 194–195.
  8. ^ The Angerstein Dynasty: Owners of Weeting Hall 1808 - 1901 Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  9. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 9. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  10. ^ Craig, page 465
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Camelford
17961800
With: William Joseph Denison
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Camelford
18011802
With: William Joseph Denison
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Greenwich
18351837
With: Edward George Barnard
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by High Sheriff of Norfolk
1831
Succeeded by
William Lyde Wiggett Chute