Le Gendre Starkie (1799–1865)
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Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie (1 December 1799 - 15 May 1865) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830.
Starkie was the son of Le Gendre Piers Starkie and his wife Charlotte Preedy, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Preedy, Rector of Brington, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford
. He was a J.P.
for Lancaster and Yorkshire and Deputy Lieutenant
for the Palatine of Lancaster. He was a Captain in the Craven Legion.
In 1826 Starkie was elected Member of Parliament
for Pontefract
. He held the seat until 1830.
Starkie died at Huntroyd at the age of 68. He was Provincial Grand Master and Grand Superintendent of the Freemason of West Lancashire from 1827 till the time of his decease
Starkie married Anne Chamberlain, daughter of Abraham Chamberlain of Rylstone, Yorkshire at Burnley in February 1827. Their son Le Gendre
was later MP for Clitheroe, and John
was MP for Lancashire North East.
Starkie was the son of Le Gendre Piers Starkie and his wife Charlotte Preedy, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Preedy, Rector of Brington, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Lancaster and Yorkshire and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for the Palatine of Lancaster. He was a Captain in the Craven Legion.
In 1826 Starkie was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
. He held the seat until 1830.
Starkie died at Huntroyd at the age of 68. He was Provincial Grand Master and Grand Superintendent of the Freemason of West Lancashire from 1827 till the time of his decease
Starkie married Anne Chamberlain, daughter of Abraham Chamberlain of Rylstone, Yorkshire at Burnley in February 1827. Their son Le Gendre
Le Gendre Starkie (1828–1899)
Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie was an English landowner and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1853 to 1857....
was later MP for Clitheroe, and John
John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie
John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880....
was MP for Lancashire North East.