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Sir John Frederick, 5th Baronet (1750–1825), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807.
Frederick was the son of Sir John Frederick, 4th Baronet of Burwood Park, Surrey and his wife Susanna Hudson. He was born on 18 March 1750, educated at Westminster School from 1760 to 1765 and at Trinity College, Oxford in 1767. From 1769 to 1772 he made the Grand Tour of Europe.
In 1774 Frederick was returned as Member of Parliament for Newport, Cornwall in the interest of Humphry Morice. He married Mary Garth, daughter of Richard Garth of Morden, Surrey on 15 October 1778. By 1780 Morice had sold his borough and Frederick was not returned in 1780. He sought another seat and was returned for Christchurch at a by-election in 1781.On the death of his father on 9 April 1783 he succeeded to the Baronetcy. He was re-elected for Christchurch again in 1784. In 1790 he was elected MP for his home county Surrey and held the seat until 1807.
Frederick died on 16 January 1825 and was buried at Walton-on-Thames where there is unusual pyramid shaped monument to him and his wife.
Sources
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Walton on Thames St Mary’s Parish Church Monuments
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Humphry Morice Richard Bull | Member of Parliament for Newport 1774–1780 | Succeeded by Viscount Maitland John Coghill |
| Preceded by James Harris (junior) James Harris | Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1781–1790 | Succeeded by Hans Sloane George Rose |
| Preceded by Captain the Hon. William Finch Lord William Russell | Member of Parliament for Surrey 1790–1807 | Succeeded by Samuel Thornton George Holme Sumner |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Sir John Frederick, 4th Baronet | Baronet (of Burwood House) 1783–1825 | Succeeded by Sir Richard Frederick, 6th Baronet |