Sir_John_Rivett-Carnac,_2nd_Baronet

Sir John Rivett-Carnac, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Rivett-Carnac, 2nd Baronet

British politician

Sir John Rivett-Carnac, 2nd Baronet (10 August 1818 – 4 August 1883) was a member of the baronetage of the United Kingdom. He succeeded his father, Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet in 1846.[1] He represented Lymington in the House of Commons as a Conservative from 1852 to 1860.

Personal background

John Rivett-Carnac was born on 10 August 1818. He was the son of Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet, and Anna Maria Richardes. He married Anne Jane Sproule on 19 December 1840.[2] Together, they had five children, including Maria Eliza Sproule Rivett-Carnac, Frances Henrietta Rivett-Carnac, Caroline Ann Emma Rivett-Carnac, Sir James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac, 3rd Baronet, and John Louis Rivett-Carnac.[3]

Military service

Rivett-Carnac served as a captain in the Army of the 73rd Regiment.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Carnac, Sir James Rivett". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4710. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. [2]
    (1879). Debrett's Baronetage and Knightage 1879, Oxford University, Debrett's, page 80
  3. [3]
    (1914). General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Burke's Peerage Limited, page 386
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