Biography of John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker 1724-1803
Paternal Family Tree: Henniker
On 15 Jun 1724 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker was born.
In 1747 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 22) and Anne Major Baroness Henniker were married.
On 19 Apr 1752 [his son] John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 27) and [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker.
On 09 May 1755 [his son] Major Henniker was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 30) and [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker.
In 1758 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 33) was appointed High Sheriff of Essex.
In 1761 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 36) was elected MP Sudbury.
On 05 May 1765 [his father-in-law] John Major 1st Baronet (age 66) was created 1st Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk with a special remainder to his son-in-law John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 40).
In 1767 Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 58) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Major (age 36) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos and Mary Lake.
On 10 Nov 1767 [his son] Brydges Trecothic Henniker 1st Baronet was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 43) and [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker.
In 1779 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 54) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 22 Feb 1781 [his father-in-law] John Major 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His son-in-law John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk in accordance with the special remainder added at the creation.
On 02 Feb 1789 [his son] Major Henniker (age 33) died.
On 27 Apr 1791 [his son] John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Emily Jones Baroness Henniker were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
On 25 Sep 1791 [his son] Brydges Trecothic Henniker 1st Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Press were married.
In Jul 1800 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 76) was created 1st Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow. [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
On 18 Apr 1803 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 78) died. His son [his son] John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 3rd Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk. [his daughter-in-law] Emily Jones Baroness Henniker by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
1806. Rochester Cathedral [Map]. Monument to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker sculpted by John "The Younger" Bacon (age 29).
