Edward (2nd Bt) Blackett, MP

1649 - 1718  (68 years)

• Name	Edward (2nd Bt) Blackett
  Suffix	MP
  Birth	25 Oct 1649
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Apr 1718
  Person ID	I98311	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Children	1. John (of Newby Park( Blackett
  Family ID	F79271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  He was a baronet and a member of the British House of Commons representing Ripon and Northumberland. Blackett was the eldest surviving son of William Blackett and his wife Elizabeth Kirkley. He was Alderman and later Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and was Member of Parliament for Ripon for a year from 1689 to 1690. He bought Newby Park at Ripon, Yorkshire, demolished the old house on the estate and in 1690 with the assistance of Sir Christopher Wren built the splendid Newby Hall, which remained the family seat until 1748. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1695 and served as Member of Parliament for Northumberland from 1698 to 1700. His first wife was Mary Norton only child of Thomas Norton of Langthorpe Yorkshire, who died without surviving issue. His second wife was Mary Yorke only daughter of Sir John Yorke of Gowthwaite and they had a large family. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Edward who joined the navy and became a Captain.