Gilbert (1st Bt) Heathcote, MP

1652 - 1733  (81 years)

• Name	Gilbert (1st Bt) Heathcote
  Suffix	MP
  Birth	2 Jan 1652	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jan 1733	St. Swithin's Lane, London, England
  Burial	Normanton, Rutland
  Person ID	I67941	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Heathcote,   b. Abt 1626   d. 24 Apr 1690 (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Anne Dickens,   b. Abt 1660   d. 29 Nov 1705, Low Leyton, Essex, England (Age ~ 45 years)
  Family ID	F24650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hester Rayner,   b. Abt 1658   d. 27 Sep 1714 (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1682
  Children	1. Sir John (2nd Bt) Heathcote, MP,   b. 1689   d. 6 Sep 1759 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F24648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Governor of the Bank of England, Lord Mayor of London, belonged to an old Derbyshire family. Co Co Walbrook, 1689- ? 1702 (1) Ald Walbrook, 1702-25, Bridge Without, 1725-32/3 (1) St Swithins Lane, 1682, 1708, St Swithins (2) VIN, fr, 1681, by Samuel Pryor, M, 1700 (3) b 2 Jan 1651/2, at Chesterfield, Derbs, d 25 Jan 1732/3, bur Normanton, Rut (4) Will PCC 45 Price pr, 8 Feb 1732/3 f Gilbert Heathcote, Ald of Chesterfield, m Anne, da of Thomas/George Dickins, mar 1682, Hester, da of Christopher Rayner and Frances Baron (5) Merchant and financier, reputed "the richest commoner in England" Director of Bank of Eng, 1694-1702, 1704-25, 1726-37/8, Gov, 1709-11, 1723-5 Director, New EIC, 1698-1704, 1705-9 (6) Stock in United EIC ?5,000 (7) Lands, Beds, Essex, Herts, Middx (7) MP London, 1701, 1701-10, Heston, 1715-22, Lymington, 1722-7, St Germain, 1727-32/3 (1) Kt, 29 Oct 1702, cr Bt, Jan 1732/3 (1) FRS, 1705, Pres Roy Art Coy 1720-32/ 3, Col Blue Regt, 1707-10, 1714-32/3 (4) S John mar Bridget, da of Thomas White, esq, Clerk of the Ordinance (4) (1) Beaven, II, p 120 (2) Boyd 15827, Hatton, View of London, p XXXIII (3) Beaven, II, p 120, Boyd 15827, VIN, Cal of Fr (4) Boyd 15827 (5) Boyd 15827 His m was niece of Arthur and James BARON (will of Arthur BARON) (6) Beaven, II, pp 195, 120 (7) Will The Rulers of London 1660-1689: A biographical record of the Aldermen and Common Councilment of the City of London