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John White was the son and heir of Thomas White of Tuxford and Wallingwells and his wife Bridget. He succeeded to his father’s estates at the age of 33 in 1732.
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John White
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A portrait of him as a young man show him as handsome, similar in looks to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. John was an influential politician of his day. He was elected Member of Parliament for East Retford in 1733, a seat he held until 1768.
He was strongly Whig in his outlook and a supporter of Henry Pelham and the Duke of Newcastle, who were the Prime Ministers between 1744 and 1756.
Each season John would travel in great state to London in a coach and six, attended by a throng of servants and outriders. The park at Wallingwells was well stocked with deer and its ponds teeming with fish.
When at Wallingwells, John hunted and showed generous hospitality to his guests. He built the grotto on the edge of one of the ponds just south of the house.
John White died on 7 September 1769 unmarried.
Membership
Royal Society; 11th Parliament of Great Britain. 8th Parliament of Great Britain. 9th Parliament of Great Britain.
10th Parliament of Great Britain.
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September 7, 1769 (aged 69) -
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Kingdom of Great Britain