BOLD, Peter (?1705-62), of Bold Hall, Prescot, Lancs.

Family and Education

b. ?1705, 1st s. of Richard Bold, M.P., by Elizabeth da. of Thomas Norton of Barkisland, Yorks. educ. B.N.C. Oxf. 2 Feb. 1722, aged 16. m. Anna Maria, da. and coh. of Godfrey Wentworth of Woolley Park, Yorks., wid. of Rev. Edward Sylvester of Barthwaite, 6da. suc. fa. 1704.

Address

Main residence: Bold Hall, Prescot, Lancs.

biography text

Bold came of an old Lancashire family. His father and grandfather both represented the county. In 1727 he was returned unopposed as a Tory for Wigan under an agreement made with Lord Barrymore.1See under WIGAN. He did not stand in 1734; was returned unopposed for Lancashire in 1736 on the elevation of Sir Edward Stanley to the peerage; withdrew in 1741 when threatened with a contest by Lord Strange; stood unsuccessfully in 1747; and was returned unopposed in 1750 and 1754.

He died 12 Sept. 1762.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. See under WIGAN.