12-450: John Bristow (25 April 1701 – 14 November 1768), of Mark Lane, London, and Quidenham , Norfolk, was an English merchant, financier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1768. Bristow was the third surviving son of Robert Bristow (1662–1706), MP of Micheldever , Hampshire, and his wife Katherine Woolley, daughter of Robert Woolley, vintner, of London. He became
24-462: A West portico supported by large Doric columns. Bristow's brother Robert Bristow (1688–1737) and his nephew Robert Bristow (1712–1776) were both MPs for Winchelsea , which had been his father's seat. Quidenham Hall Quidenham Hall is a country house at Quidenham in Norfolk , England. A dwelling is known to have existed on the site as far back as the year 1000, which passed to
36-530: A leading merchant in trade with Portugal, and a prominent figure in the South Sea Company , of which he was a director from 1730 and then deputy governor from 1733. In 1733, he married Anne Judith Foisin, the daughter of Paul Foisin, an East India merchant in Paris. Bristow was returned by his brother-in-law, John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire , as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bere Alston at
48-535: The 1734 British general election . He voted consistently with the Government. In 1739, on the outbreak of war with Spain, he and his partner Peter Burrell, were granted contracts for remitting money for the forces in Gibraltar, Minorca and Jamaica. The Jamaica contract was on very favourable terms and allegations arose that Walpole had made a bad bargain for the public. At the 1741 British general election he
60-522: The Bedingfeld family around 1400. In 1572 the manor was bought by John Holland, a local Member of Parliament . The present house dates to around 1600 when John's son, Thomas, started building it. The East Wing and West portico were added later by John Bristow. The house remained in the Holland family until around 1800 when it was bought by George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle : it then passed down
72-528: The Keppel family. It was regularly visited by Edward VII in the early years of the 20th century. In 1948 the house was acquired from the Keppel family by the Carmelites of Rushmere, Ipswich who re-established it as a monastery of Carmelite nuns. In 1989 some cottages on the property, formerly used as staff living accommodation by the Keppel family, were made over to a hospice for sick children now under
84-588: The King of Sardinia. In 1744, he was involved in raising supplies for the war. He was returned as MP for St Ives again at the 1747 British general election . In 1753 he was a financier who lent Danzig £90,000. At the 1754 British general election , Bristow was returned as MP for Bere Alston again. He suffered great losses in the Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, which led to financial difficulties for him from then on. In November he and his partners were asked by
96-646: The Treasury to procure provisions for Portugal, and in December Bristow and Burrell were appointed to provide money for the relief of those distressed in Portugal, and were to be paid £100,000 to cover costs. He became sub-governor of the South Sea Company in 1756. At the 1761 British general election , he was returned as MP for Arundel on the government interest. By this time he was owing
108-457: The government considerable sums, but argued that his estate in Norfolk would provide more than enough to cover the amount, and he was owed large sums in Portugal. He went to Portugal and probably stayed there as he was absent for much of the parliament. He did not stand at the 1768 British general election . Bristow died in Portugal on 14 November 1768 leaving four sons and eleven daughters. He
120-572: The management of East Anglia Children's Hospices , an independent charity under the patronage of Catherine, Princess of Wales . Quidenham Hall itself remains in the hands of the Carmelite community. 52°26′59″N 0°59′22″E / 52.4498°N 0.9894°E / 52.4498; 0.9894 Quidenham Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
132-585: Was buried in Lisbon's British Cemetery . His daughter Caroline married William Henry Lyttleton , MP. His daughter, Frances, married Richard Neave later Governor of the Bank of England . Another daughter, Harriot Elizabeth Slessor, who married an army officer stationed in Portugal, is an ancestor of actress Olivia Colman . Bristow had acquired Quidenham Hall after 1740 and added an East Wing in Palladian style and
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#1732791582061144-518: Was returned as MP for St Ives . After the fall of Walpole in 1742, a secret committee was set up by the Commons to inquire into the Jamaica contract and endorsed the charges against him, but no action was taken. Bristow helped finance the continental war and, in 1744, was among the underwriters of a government loan, with a share £150,000. In 1744 he was also appointed a trustee for a loan of £200,000 to
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