John Neeld

Sir John Neeld, 1st Baronet (1805–1891) was Member of Parliament for Cricklade between 1835 and 1859, and Chippenham, Wiltshire, England between 1865 and 1868.[1]

Early life and career

Neeld was one of five sons of Joseph Neeld (1754–1828) and his wife Mary (née Bond) (1765–1857), of Hendon, Middlesex.[2] He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a B.A. in 1827 and an M.A. three years later.[3][4]

In 1840 he was a founder member of the Conservative Club[5] and in 1845 married Lady Eliza Harriet Dickson, setting up home in London.[4] The same year he was appointed to the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Victoria,[4][6] for which service he was created 1st Baronet Neeld and became entitled to the style "Sir John Neeld" on 20 April 1859.[7]

In 1852 he was offered the position of Junior Lord of the Treasury by Lord Derby, but refused.[4]

Neeld became a major landowner in Wiltshire, having inherited from his brother Joseph in 1856; in 1872 he was High Sheriff of the county.[4]

Death and legacy

Neeld died on 3 September 1891 at Grittleton House, Wiltshire.[3]

His son Algernon William (b. 11 June 1846, d. 11 August 1900)[8] inherited the baronetcy; his own son, Audley Dallas Neeld, became the 3rd Baronet on his death on 11 August 1900. On the latter's death on 1 May 1941 the title was extinguished.[7]

John Neeld's daughter, Ada Mary, (b. 11 June 1846[9]),[8] twin sister of Algernon,[9] married General Sir George Harry Smith Willis, a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1880s and together they went on to have four sons.[10] Lady Ada Mary Willis (née Neeld) opened the Southsea Railway on 1 July 1885, as her husband was the Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth at the time.[11][12][13]

See also

References
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  2. "Notable Neelds". notableneelds.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. "Neeld, John (NLT823J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. Pratt, Tony. "Alderton" (PDF). Lackham Country Park. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  5. "St. James's Street, West Side, Existing Buildings". British History Online. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  6. "Lot 648: A Victorian statuary marble bust of Sir John Neeld MP - Featured on Artfact.com". www.artfact.com. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  7. "Baronets: N". Leigh Rayment. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  8. https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/o/n/Reg-Bond/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0118.html
  9. https://www.myheritage.com/names/ada_neeld
  10. (Oxford) Dictionary of National Biography. Sup. Vol III (1901), pp 515–516
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090501222359/http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/churches/royal_garrison/willis.htm
  12. "Southsea Railway, Fratton". www.portsmouth-guide.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  13. "General Sir George Willis – Lt. Governor, Portsmouth (1884–1889)". History in Portsmouth. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Calley
Robert Gordon		 Member of Parliament for Cricklade
1835 – 1859
With: Robert Gordon to 1837
Ambrose Goddard 1837–1841
Henry Thomas Howard 1841–1847
Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard from 1847		 Succeeded by
Lord Ashley
Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard
Preceded by
Richard Penruddocke Long
William John Lysley		 Member of Parliament for Chippenham
1865 – 1868
With: Gabriel Goldney		 Succeeded by
Sir Gabriel Goldney
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Grittleton House, Wiltshire)
1859 – 1891		 Succeeded by
Algernon William Neeld


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