Timothy Shelley
Sir Timothy Shelley Bt | |
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Portrait by George Romney (1791) | |
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham | |
In office 1802–1818 | |
Preceded by | Sir Cecil Bisshopp Charles William Wyndham |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Burrell Sir James Lloyd |
Member of Parliament for Horsham | |
In office 1790–1792 Serving with Wilson Gale-Braddyll | |
Preceded by | Jeremiah Crutchley Philip Metcalfe |
Succeeded by | Lord William Gordon James Baillie |
Personal details | |
Born | (1753-09-07)7 September 1753 |
Died | 24 April 1844(1844-04-24) (aged 90) |
Spouse | Elizabeth Pilfold (m. 1791) |
Children | 7; including Percy |
Parent(s) | Sir Bysshe Shelley Mary Catherine Mitchell |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Sir Timothy Shelley, 2nd Baronet (7 September 1753 – 24 April 1844) was an English politician and lawyer. He was the son of Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet, and the father of Romantic poet and dramatist Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Early life and education
Timothy Shelley was the son of Sir Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary Catherine Michell (1734–1760), daughter of the Reverend Theobald Michell and his wife Mary Tredcroft.[1] He studied at University College, Oxford, and was awarded his bachelor's degree in 1778, his master's degree following in 1781.[2] He then studied law at Lincoln's Inn.[3]
Career
Shelley was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for Horsham, Sussex, at the 1790 general election,[4][5] but an election petition was lodged and the result was overturned[4] on 19 March 1792.[5] He was elected as MP for New Shoreham at the 1802 general election.[6] Shelley was re-elected for Shoreham in 1806, 1807, and 1812, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1818 general election.[6][7]
He associated with the Duke of Norfolk during his time in the British political sphere.
Personal life
Shelley married Elizabeth Pilfold in October 1791 and they moved to Field Place in Warnham, West Sussex, approximately 40 miles (64 km) outside London. The couple had seven children:
- Percy Bysshe (1792–1822), English Romantic poet
- Elizabeth (1794–1831)
- Hellen (1796–1796)
- Mary (1797–1884)
- Hellen (1799–1885)
- Margaret (1801–1887)
- John (1806–1866)
None of Shelley's daughters married except for Mary, who in 1819 married D. F. Haynes.[8]
Titles
- Mr Timothy Shelley (1753–1790)
- Mr Timothy Shelley MP (1790–1815)
- Sir Timothy Shelley (1815–1844)
Shelley inherited the baronetcy on 6 January 1815, becoming the 2nd Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring, Sussex.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Baptism Record of Katherine Michell. Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538–1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Paid subscription site. Retrieved May 2017.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Shelley, (Sir) Timothy (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ A Biographical Sketch by blupete: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H"
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, p. 350.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ^ thePeerage.com – Person Page 3897
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Timothy Shelley
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Jeremiah Crutchley Philip Metcalfe | Member of Parliament for Horsham 1790–1792 With: Wilson Braddyll | Succeeded by Lord William Gordon James Baillie |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1802–1818 With: Sir Cecil Bisshopp to 1806 Sir Charles Burrell, Bt from 1806 | Succeeded by |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Baronet (of Castle Goring) 1815–1844 | Succeeded by |
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