Nicolson Calvert (died 1793)
Nicolson Calvert (c. 1724 – 4 May 1793)[1] was an English politician.
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Hunsdon House, as rebuilt 1805
He was the oldest surviving son of Felix Calvert of Furneaux Pelham in Hertfordshire. His mother Christian was the daughter of Josiah Nicolson, a brewer from Clapham. He was educated at Bury St Edmunds Grammar School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
He owned Hunsdon House in Hertfordshire, which he inherited from his grandfather Felix Calvert.[3]
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Tewkesbury from 1754 to 1774.[2]
He married Rebecca, the daughter of the Rev. John Goodwin, rector of Clapham, Surrey, but had no children. They lived at Hunsdon House, which his widow rebuilt after his death.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- Brooke, John (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke (eds.). "CALVERT, Nicolson (?1724-93), of Hunsdon, Herts". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- Neale, John Preston; Moule, Thomas (1822). Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Vol. 1. Sherwood, Jones and Company. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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