John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough

John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (3 July 1783 – 25 December 1860),^[1] styled Viscount Pollington until 1830, was a British peer and Tory^[2] politician.

Background

Mexborough was the son of John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough, and Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Stephenson.^[3]

Political career

At the 1807 general election, Mexborough was returned as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1806.^[2] He was defeated at the 1812 general election, but won the seat back at by-election in December 1812,^[2] and held it until he stood down at the 1826 election. He was re-elected in 1831, but did not stand again at the 1832 general election.^[2]

He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1830. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords.

Family

Anne, Viscountess Pollington, later Countess of Mexborough (d. 1870), with her son, John Charles, later 4th Earl of Mexborough (Thomas Lawrence) London, Moretti Fine Art collection

Lord Mexborough married Lady Anne, daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, in 1807. He died in December 1860, aged 87, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John. Lady Mexborough died July 1870.^[3]

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
1 2 3 4 Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S., ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 417–418. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
1 2 thepeerage.com

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Mexborough

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Smyth Robert Pemberton Milnes	Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1807–1812 With: Robert Pemberton Milnes	Succeeded by Robert Pemberton Milnes Hon. Henry Lascelles
Preceded by Robert Pemberton Milnes Hon. Henry Lascelles	Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1812–1826 With: Robert Pemberton Milnes 1812–1818 Thomas Houldsworth 1818–1826	Succeeded by Thomas Houldsworth Le Gendre Starkie
Preceded by Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Bt Hon. Henry Stafford-Jerningham	Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1831–1832 With: Hon. Henry Stafford-Jerningham	Succeeded by Hon. Henry Stafford-Jerningham John Gully
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by John Savile	Earl of Mexborough 1830–1860	Succeeded by John Charles George Savile

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