James Shuttleworth (politician)

James Shuttleworth (1714 – 28 June 1773) was an English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

He was born the eldest surviving son of Emma Tempest (the daughter of William Tempest of Old Durham) and Richard Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, Lancashire and Forcett Hall, Yorkshire.

[1] He was elected MP for Preston in 1741, holding the seat until 1754.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1760–61 and elected MP for Lancashire in 1761, sitting until 1768.

Together, they were the parents of four sons and three daughters, including:[1] He died in 1773 and was buried at Forcett Church.