Matthew
"1st Baronet Fetherstonhaugh of Fetherstonhaugh"
Fetherstonhaugh
MP FRS
Born about in Northumberland, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Lethieullier) Fetherstonhaugh
— married
24 Dec 1746 (to 18 Mar 1774) in St Anne, Soho, London, England
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Fetherstonhaugh MP
Died
at about age 60
in Dover House, Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Biography
Matthew Fetherstonhaugh MP FRS is Notable.
Born about 1714 Matthew Fetherstonhaugh was son of a merchant of Newcastle upon Tyne, Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, and his wife, Sarah Browne.[1]
In 1746 he succeeded to estates in Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and the City of London on the death of Sir Henry Fetherston Bt. On 24 December 1746 at St Anne, Soho, he married Sarah Lethieullier, [2] daughter of Christopher Lethieullier [1] and his wife, Sarah Lascelles at St Anne, Soho. [3] They were parents of an only child, their son, Harry. [1]
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| Uppark |
In 1747 he and Sarah purchased Uppark in Sussex [4]and in 1754 Matthew bought the lease on land and a ruinous building bordering on St James's Park from Viscountess Falmouth.
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| Dover House |
In 1755 Matthew was returned to parliament unopposed in a by-election for Morpeth to replace Robert Ord who had been appointed to office. [6] In 1761 he turned his attention to Portsmouth and was returned as member together with Sir Edward Hawke. [7]
His father died in 1762 when Matthew inherited estates in Northumberland, Kent and Middlesex.[1] Robert passed away 18 March 1774 [1]and was buried at St Margaret of Antioch, Stanford-Le-Hope on the 26th. [8]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 History of Parliament online 1754-1790: FETHERSTONHAUGH, Sir Matthew, 1st Bt. (?1714-74), of Uppark, Suss
- ↑ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812 (St Anne, Soho 24 December 1746 Mathew Fetherston the Younger Esq married Sarah Lethieullier
- ↑ Thepeerage.com: Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, 1st Bt Cites: George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume V, page 94]
- ↑ Wikipedia: Uppark
- ↑ British History online: Dover House
- ↑ History of Parliament online 1754-1790: Morpeth
- ↑ History of Parliament online 1754-1790: Portsmouth
- ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (St Margaret of Antioch, Stanford le Hope 26 March 1774 Sir Matthew Featherston) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
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