Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough
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3 September 1709
Bennet Sherard (grandfather)
The Earl of Harborough | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Bennet Sherard 3 September 1709 |
| Died | 23 February 1770 (aged 60) |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Elizabeth Verney
(m. 1748; died 1756)Frances Noel
(m. 1757; died 1760)Margaret Hill
(m. 1761; died 1766)Elizabeth Cave
(m. 1767; died 1770) |
| Relations | Ann Jebb (niece) Bennet Sherard (grandfather) |
| Children | Lady Frances Sherard Hon. Bennet Sherard |
| Parent(s) | Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough Anne Pedley |
Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough (3 September 1709 – 23 February 1770), styled Lord Sherard from 1732 to 1750, was a British aristocrat who inherited the earldom of Harborough.
Born on 3 September 1709, he was the eldest surviving of six sons and eight daughters born to Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough by his wife, the former Anne Pedley (d. c. 1749).[1] Among his siblings were brothers the Rev. Robert Sherard,[2] Hon. John Sherard, Hon. Daniel Sherard, a Naval officer, and Lt.-Gen. Hon. Philip Sherard of the 69th Regiment of Foot.[3] Among his sisters was Lady Dorothy Sherard, who married Rev. James Torkington of Great Stukeley (Rector of Kings Ripton and Little Stukeley).[3] His father, a Member of Parliament for Rutland, succeeded to the earldom of his cousin, Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough, in 1732.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Bennet Sherard of Whissendine, and the former Dorothy Fairfax (a daughter of Henry Fairfax, 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron). His aunt Margaret Sherard was the wife of The Most Rev. John Gilbert, Archbishop of York. Through his sister, Lady Dorothy, he was uncle to the political reformer and radical writer Ann Jebb, wife of reformer John Jebb. His mother was the daughter and heiress of Nicholas Pedley of Washingley (son and heir of Sir Nicholas Pedley, Serjeant-at-Law) and the former Frances Apreece (daughter of Robert Apreece).[1][4]
Career
Upon his father's death on 20 July 1750, he became the third Earl of Harborough.[1]