| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Lichfield | 1741 – 1747 |
Family and Education
b. 26 Apr. 1720, 1st s. of Sir Clobery Holte, 4th Bt., by Barbara, da. and h. of Thomas Lister of Whitfield, Northants. educ. Hartlebury sch. Salop; Magdalen, Oxf. 1737. m. (1) 5 Oct. 1739 (with £12,000 and jointure of £1,000 p.a.), Lady Anne Legge (d. June 1740), da. of William Legge, M.P., 1st Earl of Dartmouth, s.p.; (2) 18 July 1742 (with £10,000) Mary (d. 16 July 1752), da. of Sir John Harpur, 4th Bt., sis. of Sir Henry Harpur of Calke, Derbys. s.p.; (3) 5 July 1755 (with £2,000), Sarah, da. of Samuel Newton of King’s Bromley, Staffs., s.p. suc. fa. 25 July 1729.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Cheshire 1767.
Address
Main residence: Aston, Warws.
biography text
Descended from an ancient and royalist Warwickshire family, Holte inherited an estate of ‘not less than £4,000 per annum’. On coming of age he stood as a Tory for Lichfield, where he had cultivated an interest by purchasing the market tolls for £400 for the benefit of the city and contributing £100 to a new market house.1A. Davidson, Holtes of Aston, 42-43. Returned unopposed, he consistently voted against the Government. In 1747 he was defeated, subsequently leading a Birmingham contingent to the Tory demonstration at Lichfield races.2Staffs. Parl Hist. (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc.), ii (2), p. 253. He never stood again, dying 8 Apr. 1770.
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