Sir John Neeld, 1st Baronet

Sir John Neeld, 1st Baronet (1805–1891) was a member of Parliament for Cricklade between 1835 and 1859, and Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, between 1865 and 1868.

Early life and career Neeld was one of five sons of Joseph Neeld (1754–1828) and his wife Mary (née Bond) (1765–1857), of Hendon, Middlesex. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a B.A. in 1827 and an M.A. three years later.

In 1840 he was a founding member of the Conservative Club and in 1845 married Lady Eliza Harriet Dickson, setting up home in London. for which service he was created 1st Baronet Neeld and became entitled to the style "Sir John Neeld" on 20 April 1859.

In 1852 he was offered the position of Junior Lord of the Treasury by Lord Derby, but refused. succeeded as 2nd baronet; on his death, Neeld's second son, Audley Dallas Neeld (23 January 1849 – 1 May 1941) became the 3rd baronet and inherited Rembrandt's self-portrait of 1669, today in the Mauritshuis. On Audley's death the title became extinct. ), Lady Ada Mary Willis (née Neeld) opened the Southsea Railway on 1 July 1885, as her husband was the Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth at the time.