Sir James Langham, 7th Baronet
Sir James Langham, 7th Baronet (31 January 1736 – 7 February 1795) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1790.
Origins
Langham was the son of William Langham and his wife Mary Drought, daughter of Anthony Drought.
Career
He inherited the baronetcy from his uncle Sir John Langham, 6th Baronet in 1766. He was sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1767.[1] In 1784 Langham was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire and held the seat until 1790.[2]
Marriage & progeny
Langham married Juliana Musgrave, daughter of George Musgrave (1717-1742) of Nettlecombe and Combe Sydenham in Somerset, and sister and heiress of Thomas Musgrave (1741-1766)[3] of Combe Sydenham,[4] Stogumber, Somerset. By his wife he had progeny including:
- Sir William Langham, 8th Baronet, eldest son and heir.
- Sir James Langham, 10th Baronet, younger son.[1]
Death
Langham died at the age of 59.
References
- ^ a b John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of ..., Volume 2. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "LANGHAM, Sir James, 7th Bt. (1736-95), of Cottesbrooke, Northants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ Per inscription on mural monument in Stogumber Church to George Musgrave (1717-1742)
- ^ A P Baggs, R J E Bush and M C Siraut, 'Parishes: Stogumber', in Victoria Coubty History, Somerset: Volume 5, ed. R W Dunning (London, 1985), pp. 177-190 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol5/pp177-190