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Authorised form of nameMajor; John Henniker- (1752 - 1821); 2nd Baron Hennniker
Other forms of surnameHenniker
Henniker-Major
Dates1752 - 1821
Date of birth19 April 1752
Place of deathStratford House, Essex
Date of death04 December 1821
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
MA per litt. regias (1772) LLD (1811) St John's College, Cambridge
Career:
MP for Romney (1785-1790); MP for Steyning (1794-1802); MP for Rutland (1805-1812); MP for Stamford (1812-1818)
Memberships:
FSA
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election15/12/1785
RelationshipsSon of John Henniker, 1st Baron (FRS 1779); assumed name of Henniker-Major (1792); succeeded as 2nd Baron (1803)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA2727
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/002039Henniker Major, John, 2nd Baron Hennnikernd
EC/1785/15Major, John Henniker-, 2nd Baron Hennniker: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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