COURTENAY, Henry Reginald (1714-63), of Aldershot, Hants.

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer

Constituency

Dates

1741 - 1747
1754 - 30 Apr. 1763

Family and Education

b. 8 June 1714, 2nd surv. s. of Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Bt., and bro. of William Courtenay. educ. Westminster 1725; Magdalen, Oxf. 1731. m. 14 Apr. 1737, Lady Catherine Bathurst, da. of Allen Bathurst, M.P., 1st Earl Bathurst, 2s. 2da.

Offices Held

Biography

Returned unopposed for Honiton as a Tory on the family interest, Courtenay voted against the Administration in all recorded divisions. He was defeated at Honiton in 1747 but re-elected in 1754, continuing to sit for it till his death, 30 Apr. 1763.

Ref Volumes: 1715-1754

Author: Eveline Cruickshanks

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