Constituency | Dates |
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St Mawes | 13 Jan. 1753 – 1754 |
Shaftesbury | 1754 – Nov. 1760 |
Durham County | 1768 – 1790 |
Family and Education
bap. 19 June 1719, 1st surv. s. of Sir James Clavering, 6th Bt., of Axwell by his 1st w. Catherine, da. of Thomas Yorke of Richmond, Yorks. educ. C.C.C. Oxf. 1737. m. May 1746, Martha, da. of Joshua Douglas of Newcastle, s.p. suc. fa. 1748.
Address
Main residence: Axwell, co. Dur.
biography text
Clavering was of an old Durham family, settled at Axwell since the early 17th century. He was returned for St. Mawes as a Whig at a by-election in 1753. He died 14 Oct. 1794.
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