Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet

Who was Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet?

Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet, of Harpham and Scampston in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

He was the eldest son of Hugh St Quintin; he succeeded to the family baronetcy on 30 June 1723 on the death of his uncle, Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet, who had never married.

St Quintin entered Parliament in 1722 as member for Thirsk, and remained its MP for five years. In 1730 he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

He married Rebecca, daughter of Sir John Thompson, Lord Mayor of London, and their children included:

Sir William St Quintin, 5th Baronet|William St Quintin who succeeded to the baronetcy

Mary, who married Vice-Admiral George Darby of Newtown

Katherine, who married Christopher Griffith, MP, of Padworth

John Chitty

Hugh St Quintin

Rebecca St Quintin