- Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield
Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield (
12 August 1778 –10 August 1844 ), was a British peer andMember of Parliament (MP).Huntingfield was the son of
Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield , and Maria Thompson. His paternal grandfatherSir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet , had emigrated fromthe Netherlands in 1722 and had become a prominentLondon merchant. In 1816 Huntingfield succeeded his father both as second Baron Huntingfield and asTory Member of Parliament for Dunwich, a seat he held until 1819. The barony of Huntingfield was anIrish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in theHouse of Lords .Lord Huntingfield married, firstly, Frances Catherine Arcedeckne, daughter of Chalenor Arcedeckne, in 1810. She died in 1815 and in 1817 he married, secondly, Lucy Anne Blois, daughter of Sir Charles Blois, 6th Baronet. He died in August 1844, aged 65, and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his second marriage, Charles. Lady Huntingfield died in 1889.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
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