John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse

British Baron and politician

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1741

Date of Death: 29-May-1834

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse (4 April 1741 – 29 May 1834), known as Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, from 1777 to 1797, was a British landowner, Member of Parliament and peer. Wodehouse was the son of Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet, and Letitia Bacon.
He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1777 and in 1784 he was elected to the House of Commons for Norfolk, a seat he held until 1797.
In that year, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Wodehouse, of Kimberley in the County of Norfolk.In 1778, Wodehouse commissioned Capability Brown, to undertake a series of enhancements to his country seat, Kimberley Hall near Wymondham (Brown had previously undertaken works for Sir Armine in 1762).
By 1827, Woodhouse had developed a pleasure ground, a southwards extension to the park and three lodged entrances.
The landscape which Wodehouse created has largely survived and is listed Grade II*.Lord Wodehouse married Sophia Berkeley, daughter of the Hon.
Charles Berkeley, in 1769.
He died in May 1834 aged 93, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John.



Description	English portrait painter
Date of birth/death	12 December 1753	28 January 1839
Location of birth/death	England	London
Work location	England
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