Andrew Bayntun-Rolt
Sir Andrew Bayntun-Rolt, 2nd Baronet (c. 1740–1816) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1786. .
Baynton-Rolt was the eldest son of Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Poynter of Herriard, Hampshire. He married firstly Lady Mary Alicia Coventry daughter of George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry, on 28 June 1772.[1] She became involved in an adulterous relationship with John Allen Cooper and the couple were divorced on 24 June 1783.[2] He married secondly Anna Maria Maude. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 3 January 1800.[1]
Bayntun-Rolt was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Weobley on the interest of Lord Weymouth at a by-election on 31 March1780. He was returned unopposed again at the ensuing general election of 1780, and again in 1784. There is no record of his having spoken in the House. He appears to have been used as a placeholder as he resigned his seat in April 1786 when Weymouth's eldest son was old enough to sit for Parliament.[3]
Bayntun Rolt died on 12 August 1816. He had no surviving male issue and the title became extinct on his death in 1816. His estate went to his only surviving daughter[1]
References
- John Burke (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. and J.B. Burke. p. 453. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- Bayntun-Rolt, Mary Alicia, Lady, 1754-1784. The Trial of Lady Maria Bayntun: Wife of Andrew Bayntun, Esq; And Son of Sir Edward Bayntun, Bart. At Doctors Commons, for Committing the High Crime of Adultery With John Allen Cooper, Esq; Containing the Whole Substance of the Evidence Given In That Remarkable Cause. London: Printed for E. Rich, 1781
- "BAYNTUN ROLT, Andrew (c.1740-1816)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir William Lynch John St Leger Douglas |
Member of Parliament for Weobley 1780–1786 With: John St Leger Douglas 1780–1783 (Sir) John Scott 1783–1786 |
Succeeded by Hon. Thomas Thynne (Sir) John Scott |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt, 1st Baronet |
Baronet (of Spye Park) 1800–1816 |
Succeeded by Baronetcy extinct |