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'''Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester''' (7 April 1767 – 23 May 1828) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament]]. |
Ä'''Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester''' (baptised 7 April 1767 – died 23 May 1828) was a [[Tory (UK political party)|Tory]] [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament]] and later peer. |
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Born Cecil Forester, he assumed the additional surname of Weld by Royal licence in 1811, upon inheriting [[Willey, Shropshire|Willey Park]] from his cousin [[George Forester]]. He was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)|Wenlock]] in 1790, a seat he held until 1820. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Forester''', of Willey Park in the County of Shropshire. |
Born Cecil Forester and baptised at St Chad's, [[Shrewsbury]]<ref name=compeerage>{{cite book|title=The Complete Peerage, Volume V|year=1926|publisher=St Catherine's Press|page=552}}Parish named "St Chad's, Salop"(sic), birthdate and place not given.</ref>, he assumed the additional surname of Weld by Royal licence in 1811, upon inheriting [[Willey, Shropshire|Willey Park]] from his cousin [[George Forester]]. He was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)|Wenlock]] in 1790, a seat he held until 1820. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Forester''', of Willey Park in the County of Shropshire. |
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Lord Forester married Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter of [[Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland]], in 1800. He died in May 1828, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son [[John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester|John George Weld-Forester]]. Lady Forester died in 1829. His descendants would later be in the British succession to the throne through [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood]], |
Lord Forester married Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter of [[Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland]], in 1800. He died in May 1828, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son [[John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester|John George Weld-Forester]]. Lady Forester died in 1829. His descendants would later be in the British line of succession to the throne through [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood]], the wife of his great-grandson, [[Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood]]. |
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Revision as of 19:18, 30 June 2012
ÄCecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (baptised 7 April 1767 – died 23 May 1828) was a Tory British Member of Parliament and later peer.
Born Cecil Forester and baptised at St Chad's, Shrewsbury[1], he assumed the additional surname of Weld by Royal licence in 1811, upon inheriting Willey Park from his cousin George Forester. He was elected to the House of Commons for Wenlock in 1790, a seat he held until 1820. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Forester, of Willey Park in the County of Shropshire.
Lord Forester married Lady Katherine Mary Manners, daughter of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland, in 1800. He died in May 1828, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John George Weld-Forester. Lady Forester died in 1829. His descendants would later be in the British line of succession to the throne through Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, the wife of his great-grandson, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- www.thepeerage.com
- ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume V. St Catherine's Press. 1926. p. 552.Parish named "St Chad's, Salop"(sic), birthdate and place not given.