Sir John Ingilby, 1st Baronet FRS (9 May 1758 – 13 May 1815) of Ripley Castle, Yorkshire was a British politician.

He was the illegitimate son of Sir John Ingilby, 4th Baronet by Mary Wright and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

He was created a Baronet in 1781 and appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1781–82. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for East Retford from 1790 until 1796.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society as Sir John Ingilby, Bart. of Ripley in Yorkshire and Princes Street, Hanover Square, London in 1793.[2]

He married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Sir Wharton Amcotts, 1st Baronet of Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire. They had 11 children, of whom only one son survived, who succeeded him as Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, 2nd Baronet.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "INGILBY, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1758-1815), of Ripley, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Retford
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With: Earl of Lincoln 1790–1794
William Henry Clinton 1794–1796
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Humphrey Osbaldeston
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
1782
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
New creation Baronet
(of Ripley Castle)
1781–1815
Succeeded by