Family and Education
b. 13 Jan. 1652, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of George Booth, 2nd bt. (later Bar. Delamer) and Elizabeth (d. 4 Jan. 1691), da. Henry Grey, earl of Stamford; bro. of George Booth‡. educ. unknown. m. 7 July 1670 (with £20,000), Mary (d. 23 Mar. 1691), da. and h. of Sir James Langham‡, 2nd bt. of Cottesbrooke, Northants. 4s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da. d. 2 Jan. 1694; will 16 Oct. 1688, admon. 1 Mar. 1694 (revoked), pr. 15 July 1698. JRL, Dunham Massey mss, EGR 3/6/2/1/10; TNA, PROB 11/446; PROB 6/70, f. 47.
Offices Held
PC 14 Feb. 1689 – d.; chan. and under-treas., exch. 1689 – 90; commr. treasury 1689 – 90.
Commr. recusants, Lancs. 1675, wharves, London 1690; custos rot. Cheshire 1673 – 80, 1681 – 82, 1689 – d.; ld. lt. Cheshire 1689 – d.; alderman, Chester 1689 – d., mayor 1691 – 92; master forester, Quernmore, Mirescough, Amounderness, Bleasdale and Wyersdale, Lancs. (‘the five forests’) 1690 – d.; steward, Quernmore, Myerscough, hundred of Amounderness, Lancs. 1690 – d.
Col. regt. of horse 1688 – 90.
Parlimentarian
Likenesses
oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1690, Government Art Collection.
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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