John Frewen-Turner
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John Frewen-Turner was an English landowner and politician.
He was born John Frewen in Sapcote, Leicestershire, the son of the Rev Thomas and Esther née Simpkin Frewen and educated at Rugby School
and Queen's College, Oxford, where he was awarded BA in 1778.
He assumed the arms and surname of the Turner family when he inherited their Leicestershire estate in 1791.
In 1779 he was admitted to the Middle Temple and served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire
for 1791. He became Lieutenant-Colonel of Leicestershire Yeomanry and MP for Athlone, Westmeath
from 1807 to 1812.
He died at Coventry in 1829. He had married in 1808 Eleanor Clark, the daughter of Charles Clark of Westminster. They were the parents of politician Charles Frewen.
He was born John Frewen in Sapcote, Leicestershire, the son of the Rev Thomas and Esther née Simpkin Frewen and educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and Queen's College, Oxford, where he was awarded BA in 1778.
He assumed the arms and surname of the Turner family when he inherited their Leicestershire estate in 1791.
In 1779 he was admitted to the Middle Temple and served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire
High Sheriff of Leicestershire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Leicestershire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
for 1791. He became Lieutenant-Colonel of Leicestershire Yeomanry and MP for Athlone, Westmeath
Athlone (UK Parliament constituency)
Athlone was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-Boundaries:...
from 1807 to 1812.
He died at Coventry in 1829. He had married in 1808 Eleanor Clark, the daughter of Charles Clark of Westminster. They were the parents of politician Charles Frewen.