Nicolson Calvert (1764–1841)

Nicolson Calvert (15 May 1764 – 13 April 1841)[1] was an English Whig politician.

Nicholson Calvert (1764-1841)

The son of Felix Calvert, a brewer from Southwark and Hunsdon, he was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[2] In 1789 he married Frances Pery, daughter and co-heir of the 1st Viscount Pery, a powerful politician from Limerick in Ireland.[2] They six sons and two daughters. Their son, Felix (d. 1862), fought at the Battle of Waterloo[3] while their second daughter Isabella (1793–1862) married Sir James Stronge, Bt.[4] They lived at Hunsdon House in Hertfordshire, which he inherited from his uncle (also named Nicolson Calvert).[5]

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Hertford from 1802 to 1826, and for the county of Hertfordshire from 1826 to 1834.[2]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
2. Fisher, David R. (2009). D.R. Fisher (ed.). "CALVERT, Nicolson (1764-1841), of Hunsdon House, nr. Ware and Furneux Pelham, nr. Bishop's Stortford, Herts". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
3. • Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 146.
4. Lundy, Darryl. "Isabella Calvert". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
5. Neale, John Preston; Moule, Thomas (1822). Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. 1. Sherwood, Jones and Company. Retrieved 5 June 2014.