Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton (19 December 1726 – 14 June 1800), was an English nobleman, the son of Hon. Thomas Willoughby.
He was born at York in 1726 and entered Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1745. [1] He succeeded his father in 1742, inheriting Birdsall House. In 1757, he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire. [2] He succeeded his cousin Thomas Willoughby to the Middleton barony and estates ( Wollaton Park and Middleton Hall, Warwickshire) in 1781.
He married Dorothy Cartwright in 1756 and lived in the family seat at Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire. They had three children: [3]
- Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton (1761–1835)
- Hon. Dorothy Willoughby (d. 13 April 1824, married on 24 November 1784 Richard Langley of Wykeham Abbey
- Hon. Henrietta Willoughby (d. March 1846), married Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough
His memorial is in St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton.
References
- ^ "Willoughby, Henry (WLHY745H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "5th Baron Middleton Bio". Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Willoughby pedigree 3". Retrieved 3 January 2006.
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