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LIPPINCOTT, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (1737-80), of Littleton-upon-Severn, Glos.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Constituency
Dates
20 Sept. - 30 Dec. 1780
Family and Education
bap. 14 Sept. 1737, o.s. of Henry Lippincott of Sidbury, Devon by Mary, da. of Timothy Peperell of Culmstock, Devon. m. 10 Sept. 1774, Catherine, da. and h. of Charles Jeffries of Stoke Bishop, nr. Bristol, 1s. suc. fa. 1745; cr. Bt. 7 Sept. 1778.
Offices Held
Member of Bristol common council 1768- d.; sheriff of Bristol 1768-9, 1770-1, of Glos. 1776-7.
Biography
Lippincott was a Bristol tobacco merchant, and a prominent member of the Society of Merchant Venturers. At the general election of 1780, on the death of Richard Combe, he was nominated as a candidate by the ministerial party, and returned after a contest. He died 30 Dec. 1780.