Sir Charles Holte, 6th Baronet
Sir Charles Holte, 6th Baronet (c. 1721 - 1782) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to1780.
Holte was the second son of Sir Clobery Holte, 4th Baronet, of Aston Hall and his wife Barbara Lister, daughter of Thomas Lister of Whitfield, Northamptonshire. He was admitted at Magdalen College, Oxford on 13 February 1739, aged 17.[1]. In 1754 he married Anne Jesson, daughter of Pudsey Jesson of Langley, Warwickshire and had a daughter. He succeeded his brother Lister in the baronetcy on 21 April 1770.[2]
In the 1774 general election he was returned after a contest as Member of Parliament for Warwickshire . His attendance in Parliament was not good as he suffered from poor health and he did not stand in 1780.[2]
Holte died on 13 March 1782 and the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
References
Sources
- Birmingham Museums and Art Galleries - Portrait of Sir Charles Holte (1721-82) by Thomas Gainsborough.]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Warwickshire 1774 general election–1780 With: Thomas Skipwith, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Lawley, Bt Sir George Shuckburgh, Bt |
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Aston Hall) 1769 –1783 |
Succeeded by Baronetcy extinct |
