Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baronet (21 September 1732 – 14 July 1807) was a British Member of Parliament.

Sir Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt
Member of Parliament for Weymouth
In office
1790–1796
Preceded byWelbore Ellis
John Purling
Sir Thomas Rumbold
Gabriel Steward
Succeeded bySir James Murray Pulteney
Andrew Stuart
Gabriel Tucker Steward
William Garthshore
Personal details
Born
Richard Johnstone

(1732-09-21)21 September 1732
Died14 July 1807(1807-07-14) (aged 74)
Spouses
Catherine Agnew
(m. 1756; died 1790)
Margaret Scott
(m. 1795)
Parent(s)John Johnstone
Charlotte van den Bempde
ResidenceHackness Hall

Early life

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Born Richard Johnstone he was the son of Colonel John Johnstone (d. 1741), second son of Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet, of Westerhall. His mother was Charlotte, daughter of John van den Bempde of Hackness Hall in Hackness, near Scarborough, Yorkshire.[1]

Career

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Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone was elected to the House of Commons for Weymouth in 1790, a seat he held until 1796. On 6 July 1795 he was created a Baronet, of Hackness Hall in the North Riding of the County of York.[2]

Personal life

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In November 1756, he married Catherine Agnew, a daughter of James Agnew. After the death of his first wife in 1790, he married, secondly, Margaret Scott, daughter of John Scott, on 26 February 1795. Together, they were the parents of:[1]

In 1793 he assumed by Act of Parliament his maternal grandfather's surname of Vanden-Bempde[3] but in 1795 he was authorised by Royal licence to resume the name of Johnstone in addition to those of Vanden-Bempde.

He died in July 1807, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John. His grandson Sir Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 3rd Baronet, was raised to the peerage as Baron Derwent in 1881.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1109.
  2. ^ "No. 13789". The London Gazette. 23 June 1795. p. 646.
  3. ^ Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1793 (33 Geo. 3). c. 1
  4. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weymouth
1790–1796
With: Sir James Murray Pulteney 1790–1796
Andrew Stuart 1790–1796
Thomas Jones 1790–1791
Sir James Johnstone 1791–1794
Gabriel Tucker Steward 1794–1796
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
New creation Baronet
(of Hackness Hall)
1795–1807
Succeeded by