Andrew Wilkinson (British politician)

Andrew Wilkinson (1697–1784) was a British politician and racehorse breeder.

He was the son of Charles Wilkinson of Boroughbridge and educated at Clare College, Cambridge (1715) and trained for the law at the Middle Temple (1719).

A resident of Boroughbridge, he was returned in 1735 as Member of Parliament for Aldborough, succeeding his late father-in-law William Jessop. He would retain the seat until 1772, with the exception of the years 1765–1768, when he was displaced by Viscount Villiers. He was Storekeeper of the Ordnance from 1746 to 1762 and from 1765 to 1778.

By his marriage to Barbara Jessop, he inherited Broom Hall near Sheffield and had 7 sons. On his death in 1784, Broom Hall was left to his eldest son, Rev. James Wilkinson. His third son, also named Andrew, became a captain in the Royal Navy.

References

"WILKINSON, Andrew (1697-1784), of Boroughbridge, Yorks". History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Jessop Henry Pelham	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1735–1765 With: John Jewkes 1735–43 Nathaniel Newnham 1743–54 William Pitt 1754–56 Nathaniel Cholmley 1756–65	Succeeded by Nathaniel Cholmley Viscount Villiers
Preceded by Nathaniel Cholmley Viscount Villiers	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1768–1772 With: Aubrey Beauclerk	Succeeded by Aubrey Beauclerk Earl of Lincoln
Political offices
Preceded by William Rawlinson Earle	Clerk of Deliveries of the Ordnance 1741–1746	Succeeded by Charles Frederick
Preceded by George Gregory	Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1746–1762	Succeeded by Sir Edward Winnington, Bt
Preceded by Sir Edward Winnington, Bt	Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1765–1778	Succeeded by Benjamin Langlois

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