| Authorised form of name | Freeman-Mitford; John (1748 - 1830); 1st Baron Redesdale |
| Other forms of name | John Freeman |
| Other forms of surname | Mitford |
| Dates | 1748 - 1830 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Parish of St Andrew, Holborn, London, England |
| Date of birth | 18 August 1748 |
| Place of death | Batsford Park, near Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire |
| Date of death | 16 January 1830 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Batsford Church, Gloucestershire |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Career:
Barrister, Inner Temple (1777); MP for Beeralston (1788-1799); MP for East Loe (1799-1802); King's Counsel (1789); Solicitor General (1783-1799); Attorney General (1799-1801); Privy Councillor (1801); Speaker of the House of Commons (1801-1802); Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1802-1806); on 15 February 1802 created Baron Redesdale of Redesdale county of Northumberland.
Honours:
Kt 1793; Baron 1802
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/03/1794 |
| Relationships | Second son of John Mitford, Barrister-at-law, of Newton House, Exbury, Hampshire, and Philadelphia, daughter of Willey Reveley of Newton Underwood, Northumberland; married (6 June 1803) Frances, daughter of John Perceval (FRS 1764) 2nd Earl of Egmont by his second marriage with his second wife, Catherine Compton. Son educated at Eton and New College Oxford. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA2891 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003123 | Mitford, John, 1st Baron Redesdale | nd |
| EC/1793/16 | Freeman-Mitford, John, 1st Baron Redesdale: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |