John Wrottesley
English MP, 1682-1726

John Wrottesley

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English MP, 1682-1726
A.K.A.
Sir John Wrottesley, 4th Baronet
Gender:
Male
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Death:
October 1726
Education:
Trinity College
Rugby School
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Biography

Sir John Wrottesley, 4th Baronet(c.1682–1726), of Wrottesley Hall, Tettenhall, Staffordshire, was a Tory politicianwho sat in the House of Commonsfrom 1708 to 1710.

Wrottesley was the second, but eldest surviving son of Sir Walter Wrottesley, 3rd Baronet of Wrottesley Hall and his first wife. Eleanor Archer, daughter of Sir John Archer of Coppersale, Essex. He was educated at Rugby School in1699 and was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 22 April 1700.He marriedFrances Grey, daughter of Hon. John Grey on 15 January 1704.

At the 1708 British general election, Wrottesley was returned as ToryMember of Parliament for Staffordshire. He made little impression, but voted against the impeachment of Henry Sacheverell in 1710. He did not stand at the1710 British general election.

In 1712, Wrottesley succeeded his father in the baronetcy. He died in 1726 and was buried at Tettenhall on 1 November 1726. He had three surviving sons and five daughters and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Hugh .