Family and Education
b. 17 May 1775, 1st s. of Sir John Beckett, 1st Bt., of Leeds, Yorks. and Somerby Park by Mary, da. of Rt. Rev. Christopher Wilson, bp. of Bristol. educ. Leeds g.s.; Trinity Coll., Camb. 1791; I. Temple, 1795; M. Temple, 1799, called 1803. m. 20 Jan. 1817, Anne, da. of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 18 Sept. 1826.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state for Home affairs Feb. 1806 – June 1817; PC 11 July 1817; judge adv.-gen. June 1817 – May 1827, Feb. 1828 – Dec. 1830, Dec. 1834 – Apr. 1835; ld. of Treasury Nov. – Dec. 1834; bencher, I. Temple 1840.
Lt. Temple vols. 1798; ensign, Law Assoc. vols. 1803.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Somerby Park, Lincs.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
BECKETT, John (1775-1847)
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