Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet | |
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 Canting arms of Lethbridge: Argent, over water proper, a bridge of five arches embattled gules and over the centre arch a turret in chief an eagle displayed sable charged on the breast with a bezant[1] | |
| Sheriff of Somerset | |
| In office 1788–1789 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Henry Hippisley Coxe |
| Member of Parliament for Minehead | |
| In office 1806–1807 Serving with George Parkyns | |
| Preceded by | John Fownes Luttrell |
| Succeeded by | John Fownes Luttrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1746 |
| Died | 15 December 1815 (aged 69) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Dorothea Buckler (m. 1776) |
| Children | |
| Relatives | Allegra Byron (granddaughter) |
Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet (12 March 1746 – 15 December 1815), of Whitehall Place, Westminster; Sandhill Park, Somerset; Westaway in the parish of Pilton, Devon, and Winkleigh Court, Winkleigh,[2] Devon, was Member of Parliament for Minehead in Somerset from 1806 to 1807. He served as Sheriff of Somerset in 1788–9. In 2010 it was discovered that Lethbridge had been the biological father of Claire Clairmont,[3] and thus the grandfather of Clairmont's daughter with Lord Byron, Allegra.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.497
- ^ Lysons, Daniel & Lysons, Samuel, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devonshire, London, 1822
- ^ "Finding Claire's father - Claire Clairmont, Mary Jane's Daughter: New Correspondence with Claire's Father". sites.google.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.