Clement Saxton
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1724
Death:
1810
Education:
Abingdon School
The details
Biography
Introduction
Clement Saxton (1724–1810) was High Sheriff of Berkshire.
Biography
Clement Saxton was born in 1724, the eldest son of Edward Saxton, a merchant of London and Abingdon, and his wife Mary, née Bush. The family's country estate was Circourt Manor at Denchworth in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School). His brother Charles became the 1st Baronet of the Saxton baronets in 1794.
Clement was a Captain in the Berkshire Militia 1762 and a Lieutenant-Colonel from 1776–1787. In between he was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire (1777).
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| Preceded by Henry Hall, of Cookham |
High Sheriff of Berkshire 1778-79 |
Succeeded by Richard Smith |