PILKINGTON, Sir Lionel, 5th Bt. (1707-78), of Stanley, Yorks.

Constituency	Dates
Horsham	1761

Family and Education

bap. 20 Jan. 1707, 1st s. of Sir Lyon Pilkington, 4th Bt., by Anne, da. of Sir Michael Wentworth, of Woolley, Yorks. educ. Westminster 1721; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1725. unm. suc. fa. June 1716.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Yorks. 1740–1.

Address

Main residence: Stanley, Yorks.

biography text

Pilkington, a member of the 1st Lord Egmont’s musical circle,1HMC Egmont Diary, i. 325, 337, 342. took a leading part on the government side in the Yorkshire election of 1734, later contributing £50 towards a scrutiny.2Wentworth Pprs. 488; Add. 32689, f. 270. Returned for Horsham as a government supporter by his neighbour and friend, the 7th Viscount Irwin, he was one of the sponsors of the Leeds turnpike bill in 1751.3HMC Var. viii. 174; CJ, xxvi. 80.

He died 11 Aug. 1778.

Author

J.B.L.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. HMC Egmont Diary, i. 325, 337, 342.
2. Wentworth Pprs. 488; Add. 32689, f. 270.
3. HMC Var. viii. 174; CJ, xxvi. 80.