LADE, John (c.1731-59), of Warbleton, Suss.

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Constituency

Dates

1754 - 21 Apr. 1759

Family and Education

b. c.1731, 1st s. of John Inskip of Uckfield, Suss. by Philadelphia, da. and coh. of Vincent Lade, e. bro. of Sir John Lade, 1st Bt., M.P., of Warbleton.  m. 22 May 1756, Anne, da. of Henry Thrale, brewer, of Southwark, sis. of Henry Thrale, 1 posth. s.  suc. gt.-uncle Sir John Lade 30 July 1740 and assumed name of Lade;  cr. Bt. 17 Mar. 1758.

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Biography

Lade inherited a considerable fortune from his great-uncle, an eminent brewer in Southwark.1 He stood for Camelford with Samuel Martin against two candidates supported by the Duke of Bedford, and paid £1,500 for election expenses.2 In Dupplin’s list of 1754 he was classed as a Government supporter.  He died 21 Apr. 1759 after a hunting accident.

Ref Volumes: 1754-1790

Author: Eveline Cruickshanks

Notes

  • 1. London Mag. 1740, p. 405.
  • 2. Add. 32995, ff. 63, 104.