Samuel Estwick (1770–1797) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1795 to 1796. Estwick was the eldest son of

Samuel Estwick Samuel Estwick (c. 1736–1795) was a West India planter and British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1779 to 1795. Estwick was the third, but only surviving son of Richard Estwick of Barbados and his wife Elizabeth Rous, daughter ...

of Barbados and Berkeley Street London and his second wife Grace Langford daughter of Jonas Langford of Theobald’s Park, Hertfordshire and was born on 22 January 1770. He was probably educated at

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in 1782 and matriculated at

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on 31 August 1787. He was awarded MA on 10 March 1791 and DCL on 5 July 1793. He married Hon. Cassandra Julia Hawke, daughter of

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, on 15 July 1793. At a by-election on 15 January 1795 Estwick joined his father as a

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for Westbury on Lord Abingdon’s interest. He supported Pitt, but was unable to lead an active political life because of ill-health. He did not stand in

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. There is no known speech or vote by him. Estwick retired to Madeira, where he died in February 1797. He left his West Indies estates to his brothers.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Estwick, Samuel 1770 births 1797 deaths British MPs 1790–1796 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies