Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet

Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet (1739 – 10 February 1789) was an English Tory politician who represented the constituency of Derbyshire.

Portrait of Sir Henry Harpur, by Thomas Lawrence, 1784

Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbys

Harpur was the son of Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet and Lady Caroline Manners, daughter of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland. He succeeded his father to the Baronetcy in 1748. He lived at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire and 35 Upper Grosvenor Street, London.

He was returned as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in 1761, but was replaced in a rare contested election in 1768. He served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1774.

Lady Frances Greville (1744–1825), Lady Harpur by Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807)

Lady Harpur, and Her Son Henry Harpur (1763–1819), Later Sir Henry Harpur Crewe, 7th Bt

Harpur married Frances Greville, second daughter of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick and 1st Earl Brooke. in 1762. He was succeeded by his son Sir Henry Crewe, 7th Baronet.

References

• Debrett's Baronetage of England 7th Edition (1839) (Google Books)
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• National Portrait Gallery NPG D2572