John Patteson (1755–1833)

For other people named John Patteson, see John Patteson (disambiguation).

John Patteson (19 November 1755 – 3 October 1833) was an English Tory politician.[1] [2]

He was the son of brewer Henry Sparke Patteson of Norwich and educated in Greenwich and Leipzig (1768).

He was an Alderman in Norwich from 1781 to 1831, served as sheriff for 1785 and mayor for 1788. He was elected at the 1802 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Minehead in Somerset.[1][3] He held the seat until the 1806 general election,[2] when he was returned as an MP for Norwich.[4] He was re-elected for Norwich in 1807[5] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1812 general election.[2][6]

He was President of the Norwich Union Life Assurance Society from 1815 to his death in 1833. He had married Jane, the daughter of Robert Staniforth of Manchester and heiress of William Staniforth (d.1786). They had 3 sons and 3 daughters.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S., ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 538. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "PATTESON, John (1755-1833), of Surrey Street, Norwich, Norf.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 15504. p. 829. 7 August 1802. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 15973. p. 1466. 8 November 1806. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 16027. p. 619. 9 May 1807. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  6. Stooks Smith, page 226
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Langston
John Fownes Luttrell
Member of Parliament for Minehead
18021806
With: John Fownes Luttrell
Succeeded by
Lord Rancliffe
Sir John Lethbridge, Bt
Preceded by
William Smith
Robert Fellowes
Member of Parliament for Norwich
18061812
With: Robert Fellowes to 1807
William Smith from 1807
Succeeded by
Charles Harvey
William Smith
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