Family and Education
b. 26 Sept. 1826, o.s. of Sir John Thomas Ibbetson-Selwin, 6th bt., of Down Hall, Harlow, Essex, and Isabella, da of Gen. John Leveson-Gower, of Bill Hill, Berks. educ. priv. at home; St John’s, Camb., matric. 1845, BA 1849, MA 1852. m. (1) 8 Jan. 1850, Sarah Elizabeth (d. 25 June 1865), da. of Sir John Singleton Copley MP, 1st Bar. Lyndhurst, s.p. (2) 9 July 1867, Eden (d. 1 Apr. 1899), da. of George Thackrah, of Southwark, Mdx., and wid. of Sir Charles Ibbetson, 5th bt., of Denton, Yorks. s.p.; (3) 5 Sept. 1900, Sophia Harriet, da. of Digby Lawrell, of Jersey, s.p. Assumed additional name of Ibbetson 9 July 1867. suc. fa as 7th bt. 20 Mar. 1869. cr. Bar. Rookwood 18 June 1892. d. 15 Jan. 1902.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state to home office Feb. 1874 – Apr. 1878; financial sec. to treasury Apr. 1878 – Apr. 1880; PC 1885; church estates commr. 1885 – 86, 1886–92.
JP; dep. lt. Essex; chairman q. sess. Essex.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: 16 James Street, Pimlico, London; Down Hall, Harlow, Essex.
Volume
Commons 1832-1868
Clubs
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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