William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley

William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley (19 February 1742 – 12 November 1822) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1789 when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Grantley.

Norton was the son of Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, who was created a peer on 9 April 1782, from which time William Norton was styled 'the Honourable'. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[1]

Norton was Member of Parliament for Richmond 1768–1774, for Wigtown Burghs 1774–1775 (unseated on petition), Richmond 1775–1780, Guildford 1782–1784 and Surrey 1784–1789. He became the 2nd Lord Grantley on 1 January 1789.

He was the third Englishman to be elected and the second to actually sit in Parliament, for the Scottish constituency of Wigtown Burghs.

Arms

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Coat of arms of William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley
 
 
Crest
A Moor's Head affrontée couped at the shoulders wreathed round the temples with Laurel proper and around the neck a Torse Argent and Azure
Escutcheon
Azure a Maunch Ermine surmounted by a Bend Gules
Supporters
Dexter: a Lion; Sinister: a Griffin, both Argent and ducally gorged Or and pendent from the coronets by a Ribbon Gules a Shield of the Arms of Norton
Motto
Avi Numerantur Avorum (I follow a long line of ancestry)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Norton, William (NRTN759W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ "Grantley, Baron (GB, 1782)".
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Richmond
1768–1774
With: Alexander Wedderburn to 1769
Charles John Crowle from 1769
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs
1774–1775
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Richmond
1775–1780
With: Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Guildford
1782–1784
With: George Onslow
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Surrey
1784–1789
With: Sir Joseph Mawbey, Bt
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Grantley
1789–1822
Succeeded by