The Earl of Harborough | |
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Member of Parliament for Rutland | |
In office 1713–1714 Serving with Lord Finch | |
Preceded by | Lord Finch Richard Halford |
Succeeded by | Lord Finch John Noel |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire | |
In office 1701–1702 Serving with Lord Roos | |
Preceded by | John Verney John Wilkins |
Succeeded by | John Verney John Wilkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Bennet Sherard 1675 |
Died | 16 October 1732 | (aged 56–57)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse |
Mary Calverley
(m. 1696; died 1702) |
Parent | Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard |
Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough (9 October 1677 – 16 October 1732) (created Viscount Sherard in 1718, and Earl of Harborough in 1719) was a British peer and Member of Parliament.