Sir John Guise, 4th Baronet

Sir John Guise, 4th Baronet (1701 – May 1769), of Elmore Court and Rendcomb, both in Gloucestershire, England, was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1727.

Arms of Guise: Gules, seven lozenges conjoined vairé three, three and one[1]

Early life

Guise was the only surviving son of Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet and his first wife.[2] He was educated at Marlborough between 1709 and 1711 and matriculated at New College, Oxford on 27 June 1720, aged 19.[3]

Career

Guise was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament for Aylesbury at the 1722 British general election. There is no record of a vote by him. He lost his seat at the 1727 British general election to a follower of Walpole. He stood at a by-election for Great Marlow in 1731, where his father had an electoral interest but was defeated and did not stand again.[4]

Later life and legacy

Guise married Jane Saunders, the only daughter of John Saunders of Mongewell, Oxfordshire, by a settlement dated 14 June 1732. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 16 November 1732.[2] In 1735 he sold the Marlow estates to Sir William Clayton. He was sometime a colonel in the guards.[2]

Guise died in May 1769 and was buried at Rendcomb, leaving two sons William and John and two daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son William.[2]

References

1. Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B355; As displayed above front door of Elmore Court
2. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903). "Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649-1664)". Exeter: William Pollard and Co. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
3. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Guise, (Sir) John (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
4. "GUISE, John (1701-69), of Elmore and Rendcombe, Glos". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 5 March 2019.