| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Bishop’s Castle | 1747 – 14 Oct. 1752 |
Family and Education
bap. 6 July 1693, 11th s. of Sir Francis Child, M.P., and bro. of Sir Francis Child. m. Agatha, da. of Mileson Edgar, 3s. 1da.
Address
Main residence: Osterley Park, Mdx.
biography text
Samuel Child was a partner in Child’s bank till the death of his brother Francis in 1740, when he became head.1F. G. Hilton Price, Marygold by Temple Bar, 30-33. Before the election of 1747 he declined an invitation by Sir Hugh Smithson to join him as a Tory candidate for Middlesex, having previously promised Sir Roger Newdigate his interest, should the county meeting approve Newdigate as a candidate.2Newdigate Diary. Returned for Bishop’s Castle on the interest of John Walcot, who owed Child’s bank a considerable sum of money on mortgage,3Walcot mss in Salop RO, 30 Apr. 1747. he was classed as Opposition. He died 1 Oct. 1752.
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