Frederick Greenwood
| Frederick Greenwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1797 Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| 💀Died | 28 August 1862 (aged 65) Norton Conyers House28 August 1862 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Birstwith |
| 🏳️ Nationality | English |
| 💼 Occupation | Magistrate |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Sarah Staniforth |
| 👶 Children | John Greenwood, Mary Littledale Greenwood |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | John Greenwood, Sarah Sugden |
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Frederick Greenwood (born 15 January 1797, Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, died 28 August 1862, Norton Conyers House, Wensleydale) was an English magistrate who served as justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for both North Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshire.[1][2]
In 1855 he was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire however due to failing health he was unable to accept the position.[3] His health problems are thought to have been the result of a railway accident in 1853.[4]
Family life[edit]
Frederick Greenwood was the eldest son of John Greenwood of The Knowle and Swarcliffe Hall and Sarah Sugden daughter of William Sugden of Eastwood House. His sister Sarah Hannah Greenwood married John Benson Sidgewick and was notable for being an employer of Charlotte Bronte when she was governess at Swarcliffe.[5][6]
Frederick's son John Greenwood was a Member of parliament at Ripon, North Yorkshire.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Visitation of England and Wales - Volume 12 (1904)
- ↑ Walford, Edward (1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. 1st-4th, 6th, 12th-18th, 20th-58th, 60th ed. Search this book on
- ↑ The county families of the United Kingdom, or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland (1864)
- ↑ Grainge, William (1871). The History and Topography of Harrogate, and the Forest of Knaresborough. Harrogate: J.R. Smith. p. 424. Retrieved 12 March 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9781405151191_chunk_g97814051511918_ss74
- ↑ Burke, Bernard (1879). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. 1 (6 ed.). London. p. 689. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via archive.org. Search this book on
- ↑ Walford, Edward (1864). The County Families of the United Kingdom, Or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. 2. Ed. Greatly Enl. Hardwicke. Search this book on
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