Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet

(1746-)

Politician; Sheriff of Somerset

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Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet (1746–1815), of Whitehall Place, Westminster; Sandhill Park, Somerset; Westaway in the parish of Pilton, Devon, and Winkleigh Court, Winkleigh, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Minehead in Somerset from 1806 to 1807. He served as Sheriff of Somerset in 1788–9. In 2010 he was discovered to have been the natural father of Claire Clairmont, and thus the grandfather of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra.

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Born	John Lethbridge 12 March 1746 (age 279) Devon, England
Zodiac	Pisces
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Mary Jane Godwin 1768-1841 · English author, publisher, and bookseller info edit

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Clara Mary Jane Clairmont info 1st child with Mary Jane Godwin Female b. 27 Apr 1798 d. 19 Mar 1879 · Age: 80 (at death) · 1798-1879 · Mary Shelley's stepsister, mother of Byron's daughter 1798-1879

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