Sir George Warrender, 1st Baronet
Sir George Warrender of Lochend, 1st Baronet (c. 1658 – 4 March 1722)[1] was a Scottish merchant and politician.
He was the son of George Warrender and Margaret Cunninghame.[2] Warrender was a dealer of foreign trade at Edinburgh[3] and its Lord Provost in 1707 and 1714[4] As a supporter of the House of Hanover,[3] he was created a Baronet, of Lochend, in the County of Haddington by King George I of Great Britain on 2 June 1715.[5] Subsequently he represented Edinburgh as Member of Parliament (MP) until his death in 1722.[6]
Warrender married firstly Margaret Lawrie and after her death, secondly Grizel Blair, daughter of Hugh Blair.[2] He had a son and daughter by his first wife, and three sons and five daughters by his second wife.[2] Warrender died at London and was buried at Bunhill Fields.[4] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son John.[7]
References
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- 1 2 3 Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 416.
- 1 2 Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson, ed. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. III. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 49–50.
- 1 2 "ThePeerage - Sir George Warrender of Lochend, 1st Bt". Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 5330. p. 1. 17 May 1715. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Edinburgh". Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ↑ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 589.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir James Stewart |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh 1715 – 1722 |
Succeeded by John Campbell |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Lochend) 1715 – 1722 |
Succeeded by John Warrender |