Claude Fonnereau
French Huguenot refugee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claude Fonnereau (22 March 1677,[1] – 5 April 1740) was a French Huguenot refugee who settled in England and became a prominent merchant.[1][2] He was the founding father of the Fonnereau family in England.
Claude Fonnereau | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Fonnereau, British School, c. 1725 | |
| Born | 22 March 1677 La Rochelle, France |
| Died | 5 April 1740 (aged 63) Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Bureau |
| Children | Thomas Fonnereau, Zachary Philip Fonnereau |
| Relatives | Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 1st Baronet (grandson) Philip Champion de Crespigny (grandson) Philip Fonnereau (grandson) Martyn Fonnereau (grandson) |
Early life
Fonnereau was born on 22 March 1677 at La Rochelle.[1] He was the son of Zacharie Fonnereau and Marguerite Chataigner.[1]
Career
From 1738 to 1740, he was a Director of the Bank of England.
In 1735 he purchased Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich, Suffolk, from Price Devereux, 10th Viscount Hereford.[3]
Personal life
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He married Elizabeth Bureau, also a Huguenot, the daughter of Anne Bureau, and had several children:[1][4]
- Thomas Fonnereau (1699–1779), a merchant and politician, who inherited his father's estates, including Christchurch Mansion.[5]
- Claudius "Claude" Fonnereau (1701–1785), a doctor who inherited Christchurch Mansion on his elder brother's death.
- Elizabeth Frances Fonnereau (b. 1702), who married Jacques "James" Benezet, also from a Huguenot family, who had settled in London.[6][4]
- Abel Fonnereau (1703–1753)[4]
- Anne Fonnereau (b. 1704), who married Philip Champion de Crespigny, proctor of the Admiralty court,[7] also from a Huguenot family, who had settled in Camberwell.[8]
- Zachary Philip Fonnereau (1706–1778), a merchant and politician who married Margaret Martyn.
- Peter Fonnereau (1709–1743)
- Marie Anne Fonnereau (b. 1711), who married John Martyn.
- Elizabeth Fonnereau (b. 1712), who married Mr. De Hauteville[4]
Fonnereau died on 5 April 1740 at Hoddesdon.
Descendants
Through his daughter Anne, he was a grandfather of Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 1st Baronet, and Philip Champion de Crespigny, MP for Sudbury and Aldeburgh.[8]
Through his son Zachary, he was a grandfather of Philip Fonnereau and Martyn Fonnereau (both MPs for Aldeburgh) and great-grandfather of author and artist Thomas George Fonnereau.[9]
References
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