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Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough

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The Earl of Harborough
Member of Parliament for Rutland
In office
1795–1796
Serving with Gerard Edwardes
Preceded byGerard Edwardes
John Heathcote
Succeeded byGerard Edwardes
Sir William Lowther
Personal details
Born
Philip Sherard

(1767-10-10)10 October 1767
Died10 December 1807(1807-12-10) (aged 40)
Spouse
Eleanor Monckton
(m. 1791)
Children8
Parent(s)Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough
Jane Reeve
EducationHarrow School
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough (10 October 1767 – 10 December 1807), styled Lord Sherard from 1770 to 1799, was a British peer and politician.

Early life

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Sherard was the eldest son of Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough and his wife Jane Reeve.[1]

He was educated at Harrow School in 1780 and Clare College, Cambridge in 1786.[2]

Career

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Upon the death of John Heathcote in 1795, Lord Sherard was chosen by the Earls of Exeter and Gainsborough as a suitable representative for Rutland. (Gainsborough's interest was represented by his first cousin Gerard Edwardes; Exeter lacked suitable relatives to occupy the seat.) Sherard's father had a minor electoral interest in Rutland, and Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet, who was also interested in the position, was in any case debarred that year by being High Sheriff of Rutland.[2][3] Sherard was not active in Parliament and stood down at the 1796 British general election; Heathcote took a seat at Lincolnshire, while Sir William Lowther stood together with Edwardes.[2] On 26 February 1797, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Leicestershire.[1]

Philip became Earl of Harborough in 1799 in succession to his father, but was no more conspicuous in the Lords than he had been in the Commons.[2]

Personal life

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On 4 July 1791, Sherard married Eleanor Monckton (1772–1809), daughter of Col. Hon. John Monckton of Fineshade Abbey and granddaughter of John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway.[4] They had one son and six daughters, including:[2]

He died in December 1807 and was succeeded by his son Robert.[1]

Descendants

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Through his daughter, Lady Lucy, he was a grandfather of seven, including Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale,[5] and diplomat William Lowther.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Doyle, James William Edmund (1886). The Official Baronage of England, v. 2. London: Longmans, Green. p. 110.
  2. ^ a b c d e Thorne, R. G. (1986). "SHERARD, Philip, Lord Sherard (1767-1807), of Stapleford, Leics.". In Thorne, R. G. (ed.). The House of Commons 1790–1820. The History of Parliament Trust.
  3. ^ Thorne, R. G. (1986). "Rutland". In Thorne, R. G. (ed.). The House of Commons 1790–1820. The History of Parliament Trust.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Harborough, Earl of (GB, 1719 - 1859)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Lonsdale, Earl of (UK, 1807)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1921. p. 1408. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rutland
1795–1796
With: Gerard Edwardes
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl of Harborough
1799–1807
Succeeded by