About Henry Goodricke
Lived 1741 – 1784 (aged 43). Henry Goodricke was a politician.
Henry Goodricke (6 April 1741 – 9 July 1784) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1778 to 1780.
Goodricke was the only son of Sir John Goodricke, 5th Baronet and his wife Mary Benson, illegitimate daughter of Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley. His father was a diplomat and he was born at Boulogne on 6 April 1741. He married Levina Benjamina Sessler, daughter of Peter Sessler of Namur on 31 January 1761.
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Who was Henry Goodricke?
British politician (1741-1784)
When was Henry Goodricke born?
Henry Goodricke was born on 6 April 1741.
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Henry Goodricke died on 9 July 1784.
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Henry Goodricke was a politician.
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