Background
Sir Francis was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1732.
Sir Francis was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1732.
He joined the British East India Company and amassed a fortune in Bengal, at the court of the Nawab. Upon his return to England, he purchased Ackworth Park in Yorkshire and Basildon Park in Berkshire. Sir Francis lived at Basildon, although he died before the building was complete.
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 2nd United Kingdom Parliament. 13th Parliament of Great Britain.
14th Parliament of Great Britain.
15th Parliament of Great Britain. 16th Parliament of Great Britain.
17th Parliament of Great Britain. 18th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was for many years Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury and then for Wallingford, and acquired a baronetcy in 1781.