NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Throckmorton, Sir John (1753-1819) 5th Baronet DNB: Throckmorton, Sir John Courtenay, fifth baronet (1753–1819), Roman Catholic leader LBT ID: JoThroc1819 | B/BAP: 1753-07-27 DIED: 1819-01-03 |
SOURCES: DNB; thepeerage.com | |
Educated at the Roman Catholic college at Douai, he succeeded to the baronetcy in 1791,
knew the poet Cowper, was a member of the Society of Dilettanti, and was active in Catholic
and Whig politics. | |