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Ralph Jenison

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81: 119:, probably for financial reasons. He had to sell Elswick Hall in 1742 and he gave up the mastership of the buckhounds in 1744. He received a pension of £1,200 as compensation but he recovered the post in 1746. He acted as agent to Lord Ossulston, Tankerville's son, at a by-election for Northumberland in February 1748 and this may have been rewarded by his return as MP for 130:
Jenison was returned unopposed for Newport but incurred high expenses which may have been paid from secret service money. In 1757 he lost his post of as Master of the Buckhounds again and was offered a secret service pension in compensation, which was finally settled at £1,800.
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he was returned unopposed. He usually supported the Government, but voted for the repeal of the Septennial Act in 1734. He was re-elected MP for Northumberland in another expensive contest at the
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at a by-election on 20 June 1749, when Tankerville's brother-in-law, Lord Portsmouth, was governor of the island.
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On 10 December 1751, Jenison married Susan Allan, daughter of Thomas Allan of the Flatts, county Durham.
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He died on 15 May 1758 and was buried at Heighington. He left no issue as an only son predeceased him.
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on 20 February 1723. He was initially unsuccessful, but he petitioned and was seated as
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in 1716 and became a freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1718. He was admitted at
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Jenison stood for parliament in a very expensive contest at a by-election at
79: 211:"JENISON, Ralph (1696-1758), of Walworth Castle, co. Dur" 37:, county Durham was a British politician who sat in the 360:Members of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) 8: 228: 213:. History of Parliament Online (1754-1790) 173:. History of Parliament Online (1715-1754) 151: 106:Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville 165: 163: 161: 159: 157: 155: 104:. He was politically connected with 7: 33:near Newcastle, Northumberland and 14: 355:High sheriffs of Northumberland 55:Sir Cuthbert Heron, 1st Baronet 66:High Sheriff of Northumberland 1: 115:Jenison did not stand at the 23: 323:Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes 233:Parliament of Great Britain 197:A Cambridge Alumni Database 70:Christ's College, Cambridge 406: 199:. University of Cambridge. 193:"Jenison, Ralph (JNY718R)" 51:Heighington, County Durham 319: 299: 287: 277:Sir William Middleton, Bt 273: 269:Sir William Middleton, Bt 250: 242:Sir William Middleton, Bt 238: 231: 96:on 16 April 1724. At the 110:Master of the Buckhounds 49:Jenison was baptized at 306:Newport (Isle of Wight) 121:Newport (Isle of Wight) 41:between 1724 and 1758. 85: 390:British MPs 1754–1761 385:British MPs 1747–1754 380:British MPs 1734–1741 375:British MPs 1727–1734 370:British MPs 1722–1727 365:British MPs 1715–1722 291:Captain Bluett Wallop 128:1754 general election 117:1741 general election 108:and succeeded him as 102:1734 general election 98:1727 general election 83: 302:Member of Parliament 253:Member of Parliament 94:Member of Parliament 27: December 1696 86: 29:– 15 May 1758) of 16:British politician 333: 332: 327:Thomas Lee Dummer 320:Succeeded by 315:Thomas Lee Dummer 310:1749–1758 295:Thomas Lee Dummer 274:Succeeded by 246:William Wrightson 72:in March 1719. 397: 288:Preceded by 239:Preceded by 229: 223: 222: 220: 218: 207: 201: 200: 189: 183: 182: 180: 178: 167: 39:House of Commons 28: 25: 405: 404: 400: 399: 398: 396: 395: 394: 335: 334: 329: 325: 311: 309: 297: 293: 283: 279: 265: 260: 248: 244: 227: 226: 216: 214: 209: 208: 204: 191: 190: 186: 176: 174: 169: 168: 153: 148: 137: 84:Walworth Castle 78: 47: 35:Walworth Castle 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 403: 401: 393: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 337: 336: 331: 330: 321: 318: 298: 289: 285: 284: 275: 272: 257:Northumberland 249: 240: 236: 235: 225: 224: 202: 184: 150: 149: 147: 144: 136: 133: 90:Northumberland 77: 74: 46: 43: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 402: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 342: 340: 328: 324: 317: 316: 308: 307: 303: 296: 292: 286: 282: 278: 271: 270: 264: 259: 258: 254: 247: 243: 237: 234: 230: 212: 206: 203: 198: 194: 188: 185: 172: 166: 164: 162: 160: 158: 156: 152: 145: 143: 140: 135:Personal life 134: 132: 129: 124: 122: 118: 113: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 82: 75: 73: 71: 67: 62: 60: 56: 52: 44: 42: 40: 36: 32: 21: 20:Ralph Jenison 313: 300: 281:John Fenwick 267: 251: 215:. Retrieved 205: 196: 187: 175:. Retrieved 141: 138: 125: 114: 87: 64:Jenison was 63: 48: 31:Elswick Hall 19: 18: 350:1758 deaths 345:1696 births 217:21 December 177:21 December 339:Categories 146:References 45:Early life 112:in 1737. 59:Chipchase 126:At the 312:With: 266:With: 261:1724 – 76:Career 304:for 263:1741 255:for 219:2018 179:2018 57:of 341:: 195:. 154:^ 24:c. 221:. 181:. 22:(

Index

Elswick Hall
Walworth Castle
House of Commons
Heighington, County Durham
Sir Cuthbert Heron, 1st Baronet
Chipchase
High Sheriff of Northumberland
Christ's College, Cambridge

Northumberland
Member of Parliament
1727 general election
1734 general election
Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville
Master of the Buckhounds
1741 general election
Newport (Isle of Wight)
1754 general election






"JENISON, Ralph (1696-1758), of Elswick Hall, nr. Newcastle, Northumb. and Walworth Castle, co. Dur"
"Jenison, Ralph (JNY718R)"
"JENISON, Ralph (1696-1758), of Walworth Castle, co. Dur"
Parliament of Great Britain
Sir William Middleton, Bt
William Wrightson

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