Family and Education
b. 23 Apr. 1746, o. surv. s. of Rev. John Prinsep, rector of Bicester, Oxon. by Sarah, da. of John Bossum, bursar of Balliol, Oxf. Apprenticed to William Hird, skinner, of London 1762. m. 22 Jan. 1782 at Calcutta, Sophia Elizabeth, da. of James Auriol, 8s. 3da.
Offices Held
Cadet, E.I. Co. (Bengal) 1771, res. 1771; alderman of mayor’s ct., Calcutta 1773; asst. supt. of investments 1778 – 85; home 1788.
Alderman, London 1804 – 09; high bailiff, Southwark 1817–24.
Dir. Sierra Leone Co. 1795, British Fire Office 1805.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Thoby Park, Essex.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
PRINSEP, John (1746-1831)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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