Humphrey Mackworth

Humphrey Mackworth
BornJanuary 1657
Bretton Grange, Shropshire, England
Died25 August 1727
NationalityEnglish
EducationMagdalen College, Oxford
Occupation(s)M.P., industrialist, lawyer
SpouseMary Evans of Neath
ChildrenHerbert Mackworth
Parent(s)Thomas and Ann Mackworth

Sir Humphrey Mackworth (Jan 1657–1727) was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.[1]

  1. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) University of Wales Press pg527 ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6