Sir Charles Kent, 1st Baronet

He was born Charles Egleton, the only son of Sir Charles Egleton, a London merchant (Sheriff of London for 1743) and his wife Sarah, the daughter of Samuel Kent, MP.

He employed architect James Wyatt to design and build a large new house (Fornham Hall) on the site in the 1770s.

He had married in 1771, Mary, the daughter and coheiress of Josias Wordsworth of Wadworth, Yorkshire and Sevenscore, Kent.

They had a son, Sir Charles Egleton Kent, 2nd Baronet, who succeeded him, and 3 daughters.

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