Sir Walter Blackett, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett, 2nd Baronet (18 December 1707 – 14 February 1777) was the son of Sir Walter Calverley, 1st Baronet and Julia Blackett and succeeded to the Baronetcy of Calverley and Esholt on the death of his father in 1749.
In 1728 he inherited the substantial estates of his uncle Sir William Blackett at Allendale, Northumberland and Cambo on condition that he married Elizabeth Orde (his uncle's natural daughter) and changed his name to Blackett. The marriage took place in August 1729.
He was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1732 and Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1734–1777.
He was a Freeman and Alderman of the City of Newcastle and Mayor of that City five times, in 1735, 1748, 1756, 1764 and 1771.
He owned a mansion in the city at Pilgrim Street, Newcastle. On succession to the Calverley Baronetcy in 1749 he inherited estates at Calverley and Esholt, Yorkshire, which he soon sold.
He settled at Cambo, and expended considerable sums on improvements to Wallington Hall, Cambo which he remodelled in Palladian style to designs by architect Daniel Garret.
His children all predeceased him and the Baronetcy became extinct on his death. His estates passed to the Trevelyan family into which his sister Julia had married.
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- Memoirs of the Public Life of Sir Walter Blackett of Wallington, Baronet John Straker 1819
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Nicholas Fenwick William Carr |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Nicholas Fenwick 1734–1747 Matthew Ridley 1747–1774 Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt 1774–1777 1734–1777 |
Succeeded by Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt Sir John Trevelyan, Bt |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Walter Calverley |
Baronet (of Calverley) 1749–1777 |
Extinct |
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