Henry Peirse

Henry Peirse
Henry Peirse
	Bedale Hall, North Yorkshire
Born	1695
Died	2 October 1759
Occupation	Politician
Spouse	Ann Johnson
Relatives	Henry Peirse (younger) (son)

Henry Peirse (1695 – 2 October 1759) of Bedale in Yorkshire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

He was born the eldest son of John Peirse of Lazenby, Yorkshire and inherited the manor of Bedale from his grandfather. In the 1730s he transformed the old manor house into a Palladian mansion, renaming it Bedale Hall.

He served as a Member of Parliament for Northallerton in Yorkshire between 1713 and 1715 and between 1722 and 1754.^[1]

He married Anne Johnson on 15 February 1754 and had one son, Henry, who was also MP for Northallerton for many years.

He was assassinated in Birkshire on 2 October 1759.

References

^ "PEIRSE, Henry (1692-1759), of Bedale, nr. Northallerton, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Robert Raikes Roger Gale	Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1713–1715 With: Leonard Smelt	Succeeded by Leonard Smelt Cholmley Turner
Preceded by Leonard Smelt Cholmley Turner	Member of Parliament for Northallerton 1722–1754 With: Leonard Smelt 1722-1740 William Smelt 1740-1745 Henry Lascelles 1745-1752 Daniel Lascelles 1752-1754	Succeeded by Daniel Lascelles Edwin Lascelles

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[historyhenrypierse-1] "PEIRSE, Henry (1692-1759), of Bedale, nr. Northallerton, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

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