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Henry BOOTH, 1st Earl of Warrington 1652-94

Biographical Note

Born at Dunham Massey Hall, Cheshire; the eldest son of George Booth, 2nd Bart and 1st Baron Delamer (1622-1684). Booth succeeded to the title of Baron Delamer in 1684 and was made Earl of Warrington in 1690. Made custos rotulorum (keeper of the rolls) for the county of Chester in 1673. MP for Cheshire, 1678, 1679, 1681. In 1686 he was put on trial for treason following accusations of complicity in the Monmouth Rebellion, but was found not guilty. Following his involvement in the 1688 revolution, he was made Chancellor of the Exchequer but was removed from his post in 1690. He married Mary Langham (1652-1691 and with her had four sons and two daughters.

Books

Although the family house and library at Dunham Massey were substantially enhanced by his son George, the 2nd Earl (1675-1758), it is clear that many of the 17th century books there were acquired by Henry, whose posthumously-published works make it clear that he had a substantial private library.

Sources

History of Parliament.
Hosford, David. "Booth, Henry, first earl of Warrington (1652–1694), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Potten, E. ‘A great number of usefull books’: the hidden library of Henry Booth, Library & Information History 25 (2009), 33-49.

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-Born at [[place of birth::Dunham Massey Hall, Cheshire]]; the eldest son of [[family::George Booth]], 2nd [[personal title::Bart]] and 1st [[personal title::Baron Delamer]] ([[date of birth::1622]]-[[date of death::1684]]). Booth succeeded to the title of [[personal title::Baron Delamer]] in 1684 and was made [[personal title::Earl of Warrington]] in 1690. Made [[occupation::custos rotulorum]] (keeper of the rolls) for the county of [[location::Chester]] in 1673. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Cheshire]], 1678, 1679, 1681. In 1686 he was put on trial for treason following accusations of complicity in the Monmouth Rebellion, but was found not guilty. Following his involvement in the 1688 revolution, he was made [[occupation::Chancellor of the Exchequer]] but was removed from his post in 1690. He married [[family::Mary Langham]] ([[date of birth::1652]]-[[date of death::1691]] and with her had four sons and two daughters.
+Born at [[place of birth::Dunham Massey Hall, Cheshire]]; the eldest son of [[family::George Booth]], 2nd [[personal title::Bart]] and 1st [[personal title::Baron Delamer]] ([[date of birth::1622]]-[[date of death::1684]]). Booth succeeded to the title of [[personal title::Baron Delamer]] in 1684 and was made [[personal title::Earl of Warrington]] in 1690. Made [[occupation::''custos rotulorum'']] (keeper of the rolls) for the county of [[location::Chester]] in 1673. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Cheshire]], 1678, 1679, 1681. In 1686 he was put on trial for treason following accusations of complicity in the Monmouth Rebellion, but was found not guilty. Following his involvement in the 1688 revolution, he was made [[occupation::Chancellor of the Exchequer]] but was removed from his post in 1690. He married [[family::Mary Langham]] ([[date of birth::1652]]-[[date of death::1691]] and with her had four sons and two daughters.
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