Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet

British politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish politician
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Death2 November 1785
Family
Father:Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet
Children:Sir Gilbert Heathcote 4th Baronet
The details

Biography

Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet (died 2 November 1785) was a British Member of Parliament.
Heathcote was the son of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet, and Bridget, daughter of Thomas White. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge. He succeeded as third Baronet on his father's death in 1759. In 1761, he was elected to the House of Commons for Shaftesbury, a seat he held until 1768.
Heathcote married firstly Lady Margaret, daughter of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, in 1749. After his first wife's death in 1769, he married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hudson, in 1770. He died in November 1785 and was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Gilbert.

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