Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet, PC (c. 1701 – 22 June 1764) was a Welsh politician and lawyer who served as Lord Lieutenant of Haverfordwest from 1761 to 1764. Sir John was the son of Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, and went on to Lincoln's Inn.
In 1736 he was elected mayor of Haverfordwest and in 1741 he became MP for Carmarthen. In 1743, his elder brother, Sir Erasmus Philipps, 5th Baronet, was accidentally drowned, and Sir John inherited the baronetcy and Picton Castle. He gave up the Carmarthenshire seat in 1747, but re-entered Parliament as MP for Petersfield (1754–1761), and Pembrokeshire (1761–1764). In 1763 he became a privy counsellor.
A patron of education, he founded several scholarships at his former Oxford college. Proposed by his elder brother, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1742. In 1725, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Shepherd of London, with whom he had a son and 3 daughters. Among the family's servants was Cesar Picton, a former slave from Senegal, who later became a successful coal merchant in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. The family lived for many years at Norbiton Place, an estate just outside Kingston, and Sir John died here on 22 June 1764. He was succeeded by the son, Richard, who was created Baron Milford in 1776.
References
- ^ "Philipps, John (1700-64), of Picton Castle, Pemb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- "Fellows Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- Historic England. "Picton House, Kingston upon Thames (1080069)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- Prosser, G.F. (1828). Select Illustrations of the County of Surrey. Rivington, London. Accessed 9 April 2020
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byArthur Bevan | Member of Parliament for Carmarthen 1741–1747 |
Succeeded byThomas Mathews |
| Preceded byWilliam Gerard Hamilton William Beckford |
Member of Parliament for Petersfield 1754–1761 With: William Gerard Hamilton |
Succeeded byJohn Jolliffe Richard Pennant |
| Preceded bySir William Owen, Bt | Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire 1761–1764 |
Succeeded bySir Richard Philipps, Bt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| New title Split from the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire |
Lord Lieutenant of Haverfordwest 1761–1764 |
VacantTitle next held bySir Richard Philipps, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded byErasmus Philipps | Baronet (of Picton Castle) 1743–1764 |
Succeeded byRichard Philipps |
- 1700s births
- 1764 deaths
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
- British MPs 1741–1747
- British MPs 1754–1761
- British MPs 1761–1768
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Lord-lieutenants of Haverfordwest
- Mayors of places in Wales
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies
- Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain
- Philipps baronets