The Earl of Sheffield | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by George Romney | |
| Member of Parliament for Coventry | |
| In office 1780–1784 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Roe Yeo Walter Waring |
| Succeeded by | Sampson Eardley John Eardley Wilmot |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol | |
| In office 1790–1802 Serving with The Marquess of Worcester | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Brickdale Henry Cruger |
| Succeeded by | Charles Bragge Evan Baillie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1735 County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 30 May 1821 (aged 85) London, England |
| Resting place | Sheffield Mausoleum, East Sussex |
| Spouse(s) | Abigail Way (m. 1767) Hon. Lucy Pelham (m. 1794) Lady Anne North (m. 1798) |
| Children | 5, including George |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Holyrood Dorothy Baker |
John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, PC, FRS (21 December 1735 – 30 May 1821)[1] was an Anglo-Irish politician and soldier. He was a leading authority on agriculture and commerce and appointed President of the Board of Agriculture in 1803.[2] He is also remembered as the close friend and patron of eminent historian Edward Gibbon, to whom he acted as literary executor and editor.
- ^ Cannon, John (2004–2013). "Holroyd, John Baker, first earl of Sheffield (1735–1821)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13608. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ L. G. Pine (1972). The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London, Heraldry Today. p. 249.