Gibbs Antrobus
Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus | |
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| Born | June 17, 1793 |
| Died | May 21, 1861(aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat and politician |
Gibbs Crawfurd AntrobusJPDL(17 June 1793 – 21 May 1861)[1]was a British diplomat and politician.
Biography[edit]
The brother of Sir EdmundAntrobus, 2nd Baronet,[2]Antrobus's wealthy family were long-established inCongleton,Cheshire.His mother died giving birth to him, and his father died later of a riding accident, having been in a coma since before his son's birth. He was educated atEton,atSt John's College, Cambridge,and then atLincoln's Inn.He married firstly, on 25 June 1827, Jane Trotter (who died on 24 November 1829), daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st baronet, of Westerville, Lincolnshire, and secondly, on 12 January 1832, Charlotte Crofton, daughter of Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd baronet, of Mote, County Roscommon.[3]
In 1816 he joined the diplomatic service, serving in the United States until 1821.
In thegeneral election in 1820he was elected in his absence as aMember of Parliament(MP) for therotten boroughofAldborough,in the interest of theDuke of Newcastle.[3]
In the1826 electionhe was returned for the rotten borough ofPlympton Erle,as a paying guest of the Treby family who controlled the borough. He held the seat until the1832 general election,[1][3] when the borough was disenfranchised under theReform Act.
He wasSheriff of Cheshirefrom 1834 to 1835.[4]
References[edit]
- ^abLeigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^Burke's Peerage 2003,page 117
- ^abcCasey, Martin (2009). D.R. Fisher (ed.)."ANTROBUS, Gibbs Crawfurd (1793-1861), of Eaton Hall, nr. Congleton, Cheshire and 11 Grosvenor Square, Mdx".The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832.Cambridge University Press.Retrieved12 June2014.
- ^"No. 19134".The London Gazette.7 March 1834. p. 403.
External links[edit]
- Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Gibbs Antrobus(Aldborough)
- Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Gibbs Antrobus(Plympton Erle)
- Portraits of Gibbs Antrobusat theNational Portrait Gallery, London
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- 1793 births
- 1861 deaths
- People from Congleton
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- British diplomats
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Plympton Erle
- UK MPs 1820–1826
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire
- English justices of the peace
- High Sheriffs of Cheshire