Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet
Member of Parliament of England
About Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet
Lived 1722 – 1788 (aged 65). Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet was a politician and plantation owner.
Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet ( – January 1788) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1788, and the 1st Jennings-Clerke Baronet.
Life Jennings was the son of Philip Jennings of Duddleston Hall, Shropshire, and was baptised Philip Jennings. He was educated at Westminster School. He married Anne Thompson, the daughter of Colonel Richard Thompson of Jamaica and Coley Park, Reading. He had an "undistinguished military career" in the Horse Guards attaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Children His children included: John Edward (died before 1788) Charles Philip (died 22 April 1788) Married Thomas Duncombe MP. Frances (died 12 April 1821)
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Member of Parliament of England (1722–1788)
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Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet was born on 17 January 1722.
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Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet died on 14 January 1788.
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Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet was a politician and plantation owner.
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