Sir John Aubrey, 6th Baronet
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Sir John Aubrey, 6th Baronet (4 June 1739 – 14 March 1826) was a British politician. In 1786, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy.
Baptisted in Boarstall in Buckinghamshire on 2 July 1739, he was the son of Sir Thomas Aubrey, 5th Baronet and Martha Carter. Aubrey was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated as a Doctor of Civil Laws in 1763. Aubrey was Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in 1782 and Lord of the Treasury from 1783 to 1789.
Between 1768 and 1774 and between 1780 and 1784, Aubrey was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallingford. He was further MP for Aylesbury from 1774 to 1780, for Buckinghamshire from 1784 to 1790 and for Clitheroe from 1790 to 1796. Aubrey was also Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh from 1796 to 1812, for Steyning from 1812 to 1820 and for Horsham from 1820 to 1826. He died in Dorton House in Buckinghamshire and was buried in Boarstall. He was succeeded by his nephew Thomas Aubrey.
On 9 March 1771, he married firstly Mary Colebrooke, daughter of Sir James Colebrooke, 1st Baronet and on 26 May 1783 secondly Martha Catherine Carter, daughter of George Richard Carter. He had a son by his first wife and an illegitimate daughter.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George Pigot, Bt Sir John Gibbons, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Wallingford with Robert Pigot 1768-1772 John Cator 1772-1774 1768–1774 |
Succeeded by John Cator Sir Robert Barker |
| Preceded by John Durand Anthony Bacon |
Member of Parliament for Aylesbury with Anthony Bacon 1774–1780 |
Succeeded by Anthony Bacon Thomas Orde |
| Preceded by John Cator Sir Robert Barker |
Member of Parliament for Wallingford with Chaloner Arcedeckne 1780–1784 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Sykes, Bt Chaloner Arcedeckne |
| Preceded by Thomas Grenville The Earl Verney |
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire with William Grenville 1784–1790 |
Succeeded by William Grenville The Earl Verney |
| Preceded by The Lord Ribblesdale John Lee |
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe with Penn Assheton Curzon 1790-1792 Viscount Curzon 1792-1794 Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor 1794-1796 1790–1796 |
Succeeded by Lord Edward Bentinck Robert Curzon |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by George Harry Grey John Lee |
Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh with Michael Angelo Taylor 1796-1800 George Johnstone 1800-1802 John McMahon 1802-1812 Sandford Graham 1812 1796–1812 |
Succeeded by Andrew Strahan James Stevenson Blackwood |
| Preceded by James Martin Lloyd Robert Hurst |
Member of Parliament for Steyning with James Martin Lloyd 1812-1818 George Philips 1818-1820 1812–1820 |
Succeeded by George Richard Philips Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard |
| Preceded by George Richard Phillips Robert Hurst |
Member of Parliament for Horsham with Robert Hurst 1820–1826 |
Succeeded by Henry Edward Fox Robert Hurst |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Aubrey |
Baronet (of Llantrithead) 1786–1826 |
Succeeded by Thomas Aubrey |
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