| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Durham City | 23 Apr. 1742 – 1768 |
Family and Career Data
Family and Education
bap. 28 Apr. 1710, 1st s. of John Tempest, M.P., of Old Durham by Jane, da. and h. of Richard Wharton of Durham. educ. Durham; St. John’s, Camb. 1728. m. 9 May 1738, cos. Frances, da. of Richard Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe, Lancs., 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1738.
Offices Held
Mayor, Hartlepool 1747 and 1758; alderman, Durham 1749.
Address
Main residence: Sherburn, nr. Durham.
biography text
John Tempest’s great-grandfather and father had represented the county of Durham and his grandfather the city, for which he himself was returned unopposed as a Tory at a by-election in 1742. Voting twice against the Administration on the Hanoverians, he was re-elected after a contest in 1747. He died 12 May 1776.
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