Background
Hesketh was the only son of Sir Thomas Hesketh, 4th Baronet and his wife Annette Maria Bomford daughter of Robert Bomford of Rakinstown, company
Hesketh was the only son of Sir Thomas Hesketh, 4th Baronet and his wife Annette Maria Bomford daughter of Robert Bomford of Rakinstown, company
Christ Church.
Meath. In 1843 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Lancashire and Northamptonshire and in 1848 was High Sheriff of Lancashire.
He was a lieutenant-colonel in the 6th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and colonel of the Duke of Lancaster"s Own Militia.
He held the seat until his death at the age of 47 in 1872. Hesketh married Lady Arabella Fermor sister and heiress of George Fermor, 5th Earl of Pomfret in 1846.
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In 1862 Hesketh was elected Member of Parliament for Preston.