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Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet, later Bisshopp (30 October 1700 - 15 June 1778) was a British politician. He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Bishopp, of Parham, co. Sussex on 25 October 1725. He was Member of Parliament for Penryn between 1727 and 1734, having been returned unopposed on the interest of the Boscawen family into which he had married.〔The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970〕 He also represented Boroughbridge between 1755 and 1768. He married Hon. Anne Boscawen, daughter of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth and Charlotte Godfrey, in 1726. In addition to Parham Park, Sussex he was also the owner of a house at 11 Berkeley Square, London which Horace Walpole purchased from Bisshopp's heirs in 1779 and in which Walpole lived until he died there in 1797. Sir Cecil died on 15 June 1778 at the age of 77. ==Issue== Sir Cecil was noted for having a large number of children, at least thirteen, for the period, so many that it “caused some remark in contemporary society”.〔J Wentworth Fitzwilliam Parham in Sussex, 1947 page 47〕 While large families were not uncommon it was unusual for an aristocratic family to have so many legitimate children. In June 1760 Horace Walpole noted Sir Cecil’s “endless hoard of beautiful daughters”.〔The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1937-1983)〕 As a result, on several occasions over the years he lobbied the Duke of Newcastle for various sinecures and government positions. In 1748 he asked for “the reversion of the controllership of army accounts, or failing that, a place in the revenue commission”. He explained “the reason, my Lord, for my thus importuning you is a very cogent one, a numerous family, scarce in the power of frugality to support.”〔http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/bishopp-sir-cecil-1778#family-relations〕 On 2 Oct. 1750 he wrote again: The last time I had the honour to be with your Grace ... you gave me leave to trouble you with a letter, in case an employment should become vacant ... I then mentioned ... superintendent of the royal brass foundries at Woolwich ... Tis a sinecure, and the salary £500 a year, and no more.”〔 In 1751 Bishopp received his appointment, and later was appointed Superintendant of H.M.'s Founderies in August 1751. In addition the Duke of Newcastle ensured his second son being made a page to the new Prince of Wales. His daughter Frances was also appointed a Maid of Honour to Queen Charlotte. At a London ball 7 June 1760 Horace Walpole writes to the Earl of Strafford that there appeared “a new Miss Bishop from Sir Cecil's endless hoard of beautiful daughters, who is still prettier than her sisters.”〔 Walpole probably was referring to Frances Bishopp, whose beauty he subsequently mentions in other correspondence. With his wife Anne, Sir Cecil had four sons and eight daughters:〔George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 156.〕 # Sir Cecil Bishopp, who owned Fridley Manor and was briefly 7th Bt. d. c Sep 1779, one year after his father. His son, Cecil, became the eighth baronet and succeeded to the title of 12th Lord Zouche, of Haryngworth on 27 August 1815, after establishing his claim to this title through the families of Hedges, Tate and Zouche. On his death, the Barony of Zouche again fell into abeyance, between his two daughters. # Harriett Bishopp d. 1825 married 1st (1766) Thomas Dummer; married 2nd (1790) Nathaniel Dance the famous portrait painter whose subjects included Captain James Cook (from 4 July 1800 his name was Dance-Holland), created (1800) Baronet # Lucy Bishopp d. c Nov 1756 # another daughter died young # Mary Bishopp d. c Mar 1757 # Thomas Bishopp # Anne Bisshopp b. 1728, d. 8 Oct 1803, married 1759 Hon. Robert Brudenell; Brudenell was the third son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan. Their son was Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan whose son, the 7th Earl, led the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854, during the Crimea War. # Charlotte Bishopp b. 1731, d. 16 May 1762 married (1751) Sir William Maynard, 4th Baronet. # Edward Bishopp b. 14 Feb 1732/33, d. 1792. He married Jane Atkinson, daughter of William Atkinson. He lived at Chiswick, London, England. He became a very wealthy regimental army agent.〔The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 155, p 553〕 His son became the Very Rev. Sir George Bisshopp, 9th Bt. b. 5 Jul 1791, d. 22 Mar 1834. In turn his two sons became in turn the 10th, 11th and last Baronets. # Frances Bishopp b. 1741, d. 16 Feb 1804, Maid of honour to Queen Charlotte 1761-4, married (1764) Sir George Warren, K.B. # Catherine Bishopp b. 30 Nov 1744, d. 1 Oct 1827, married 1st (1767) Sir Charles Cope; married 2nd (1782) Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl of Liverpool, Baron Hawkesbury. # Colonel Henry Bishopp b. 1745, d. 1821 Child of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Bt. and Sarah Owen, his housekeeper〔Parham House Archives, main collection, AccNo 08503, CatalogueNo Parham 1/3/4/5West Sussex Archives〕 # Mary Owen b. c 1731, d. c 21 Mar 1770. She married 1747 Thomas Lillywhite, an accused smuggler. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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