Family and Education
bap. 22 May 1741, 1st s. of Sir Joseph Pennington, 4th Bt., of Muncaster Castle by Sarah, da. and h. of John Moore, apothecary, of Bath, Som.; nephew of Sir John Pennington, 3rd Bt. educ. Winchester 1754-6. m. 26 Sept. 1778, Penelope, da. and h. of James Compton of New York, gt.-gds. of Spencer, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. (1 surv.). cr. Baron Muncaster [I] 21 Oct. 1783; suc. fa. as 5th Bt. 3 Feb. 1793.
Offices Held
Ensign, 3 Ft. 1756, capt. 1762; maj. 2 Ft. 1765; lt.-col. 37 Ft. 1773; ret. 1775; col. Muncaster mountaineers 1803.
Member, board of agriculture 1801.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumb.
Notes
J. R. E. Borron, ‘John Pennington, 1st Ld. Muncaster’, Trans. Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. lxvi. 347-68; DNB.
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Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
PENNINGTON, Sir John (1741-1813)
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