Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

1ST EARL JOHN BAKER HOLROYD SHEFFIELD

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 822 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

1ST See also:

EARL See also:JOHN See also:BAKER See also:HOLROYD See also:SHEFFIELD  of (1735-I&21), See also:English politician, came of a See also:Yorkshire See also:family, a See also:branch of which had settled in See also:Ireland . He inherited considerable See also:wealth, and in 1769 bought See also:Sheffield See also:Place in See also:Sussex from See also:Lord de la Warr . Having served in the See also:army he entered the See also:House of See also:Commons in 178o, and in that See also:year was prominent against Lord See also:George See also:Gordon and the rioters . In 1783 he was created an Irish peer as See also:Baron Sheffield of See also:Roscommon, a See also:barony of the See also:United See also:Kingdom (Sheffield of Sheffield, Yorks) being added in 1802 . In 1816 he was created See also:Viscount See also:Pevensey and See also:earl of Sheffield . He was a See also:great authority on farming, and in 18o3 he was made See also:president of the See also:Board of See also:Agriculture; but he is chiefly remembered as the friend of See also:Gibbon (q.v.), whose See also:works he afterwards edited . His son and See also:grandson succeeded as 2nd and 3rd earls, the latter (1832–1909) being a well-known See also:patron of See also:cricket, at whose See also:death the earldom became See also:extinct . The Irish barony, however, under a See also:special See also:remainder, passed to the 4th baron See also:Stanley of Alderley, who thus became Baron Sheffield of Roscommon .

End of Article: 1ST EARL JOHN BAKER HOLROYD SHEFFIELD
[back]
SHEFFIELD PLATE
[next]
SHEIKH, or SHAIKH

Additional information and Comments

Does anyone know if the 1st Earl had a private CofE chaplain? I would be delighted to hear from anyone that could advise me where information may be found relating to this query. Many thanks. K.Emerson
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.