NEWSHAM, James (1715-69), of Chadshunt, Warws.

Family and Education

b. 7 Oct. 1715, o.s. of John Newsham of Chadshunt by his 2nd w. Anne, da. and coh. of James Craggs, postmaster general; she; m. (2) John Knight of Gosfield Hall, Essex, and (3) 23 Mar. 1737, Robert Nugent. educ. privately under David Mallet;1Pope’s Works, ed. Elwin Courthope, ix. 438-9. Grand Tour 1735.2Add. 23794, f. 62. unm. suc. to Chadshunt 4 Dec. 1724; to Kentish property of his mother 1756, and took add. name of Craggs.

Address

Main residence: Chadshunt, Warws.

biography text

Newsham was returned at St. Mawes on the Craggs interest, which had been inherited by his step-father, Robert Nugent. Though descended from a family that had been settled in Warwickshire since the 14th century, and connected through his mother with a number of prominent parliamentarians, he took little part in politics. He seems to have attended the House infrequently, and did not stand in 1761.

He died in France, November 1769.

Author

L.B.N.

Volume

Commons 1754-1790

Notes

1. Pope’s Works, ed. Elwin Courthope, ix. 438-9.
2. Add. 23794, f. 62.