Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Baronet

Crompton was the son and heir in 1810 of Samuel Crompton, a Derby banker, and Sarah (née Fox) Crompton. His father had been the mayor of Derby in 1782 and 1788. His mother was the daughter of Samuel Fox of Derby. The Crompton family was said to be descended from a Reverend John Crompton who settled in Derbyshire at the time of Charles I.[1] Genealogies of the period refer to the family as the Cromptons of Milford House.[2]

He was educated at the Charterhouse School in 1798 before attending Trinity College, Cambridge in 1804.[3]

Crompton sat as a Member of Parliament for East Retford in 1818 and served as that member of parliament until 1826, when he was elected for Derby. He held that seat until 1830. In 1834 he was elected for Thirsk. He supported the premiership of Lord Melbourne but he was not a radical liberal. Such Liberal measures as shortening parliaments or adopting voting by ballot did not enjoy his support.[1] Crompton was created a baronet, of Wood End, Yorkshire, on 21 July 1838.[4][5] He retired as member for Thirsk in 1841 when he returned to his residence there called Wood End.[1]

Crompton served as Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1808.[6]

On 3 November 1829, Crompton married Isabella Sophia Hamilton, sixth daughter of the former Frances Henrietta Fremantle and the Hon. Rev. Archibald Hamilton Cathcart (a son of the 9th Lord Cathcart) and niece to the 1st Earl Cathcart.[1] He was survived by his wife and his four daughters, of whom Isabel Sarah Crompton (b. 1833), Fanny Selina Crompton (b. 1835), and Alice Crompton (b. 1837) died young. His only surviving daughter was:[5]

• Elizabeth Mary Crompton (1831–1902), who married Alan Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart, eldest surviving son of Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, in 1850.[7]

Sir Samuel died on 27 December 1848, aged 63, at the family home. As he died without sons, the baronetcy became extinct.[1]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Samuel Crompton