Henry Reginald Courtenay (MP)

Henry Reginald Courtenay
Member of Parliament for Honiton
In office
1741-1747
1754-1763
Personal details
Born(1714-06-08)8 June 1714
Died30 April 1763(1763-04-30) (aged 48)
Spouse
Catherine Bathurst
​
(m. 1737)​
Children4, including Reginald
Parent
RelativesWilliam Courtenay (brother)
Francis Courtenay (grandfather)
James Bertie (grandfather)
EducationMagdalen College, Oxford

Henry Reginald Courtenay (8 June 1714 – 30 April 1763) of Aldershot, Hampshire, was an English politician.

He was the second surviving son of Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet of Powderham Castle, Devon and the younger brother of William Courtenay, 1st Viscount Courtenay. He was educated at Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford.[citation needed]

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Honiton in 1741–1747 and 1754–30 April 1763. [1]

On 14 April 1737, he married Lady Catherine Bathurst (d. 1783), daughter of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst.[2] They had 2 sons and 2 daughters. One son was Reginald Courtenay (bishop of Exeter).[citation needed]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "COURTENAY, Henry Reginald (1714-63), of Aldershot, Hants. | History of Parliament Online".
  2. ^ The Register of Marriages in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1723-1754. 14 April 1737.


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