James Shuttleworth

James Shuttleworth (1714 – 28 June 1773) was an English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

Early life

He was born the eldest surviving son of Emma Tempest (the daughter of William Tempest of Old Durham) and Richard Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, Lancashire and Forcett Hall, Yorkshire. He succeeded his father in 1769, inheriting both the Gawthorpe and Forcett estates and, like his father, chose to live at the latter.

Personal life On 25 May 1742, Shuttleworth married Mary Holden (1716–1791), the daughter and heiress of Robert Holden of Aston Hall, Derbyshire. Together, they were the parents of four sons and three daughters, including: Mary Shuttleworth (1750–1786), who married Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, MP for York, in 1771. After his death in 1783, she married Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet, MP for Thirsk, in 1784.

He died in 1773 and was buried at Forcett Church. He was succeeded by his eldest son Robert.