John Peachey, 2nd Baron Selsey
John Peachey, 2nd Baron Selsey (16 March 1749 – 27 June 1816), styled The Honourable John Peachey between 1794 and 1808, was a British politician.
Peachey was the son of James Peachey, 1st Baron Selsey, by Lady Georgiana Caroline Scott, daughter of Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine.[1] He was returned to Parliament for St Germans in 1776, a seat he held until 1780,[2] and then represented New Shoreham between 1780 and 1790.[3] In 1808 he entered the House of Lords on the death of his father.[1]
Lord Selsey married Hester Elizabeth Jennings in 1784. They had several children. He died in June 1816, aged 67, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Henry, a Captain in the Royal Navy. Lady Selsey died in April 1837.[1]
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Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Benjamin Langlois Edward Eliot |
Member of Parliament for St Germans 1776–1780 With: Benjamin Langlois |
Succeeded by Edward James Eliot Dudley Long |
Preceded by Charles Goring Sir John Shelley, Bt |
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1780–1790 With: Sir Cecil Bisshopp, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Harry Goring, Bt John Clater Aldridge |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by James Peachey |
Baron Selsey 1808–1816 |
Succeeded by Henry John Peachey |
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