John Harington, 1st Baron Harington


John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Aldingham in Furness, Lancashire, was an English peer, created Baron Harington by writ of summons to Parliament dated 1326.

Origins

John Harington was born in 1281 in Farleton, Melling, the son of Sir Robert de Haverington, of Harrington in Cumbria, by his wife Agnes de Cansfield, heiress of Aldingham in Furness, Lancashire. Agnes was the daughter and heiress of Richard de Cansfield by his wife Aline de Furness, heiress of Muchland in Furness, that is to say a moiety of the manor of Furness which had its caput at Aldingham. Muchland was held from the Abbot of Furness Abbey, who held the other moiety of Furness from the Earl of Lancaster.

Career

He was a minor at his father's death in 1297 and between 1297 and 1302 he was in wardship to Sir William de Dacre. He was knighted on 22 May 1306 and was summoned to military service in October 1309 when he accompanied Edward, Prince of Wales on a trip to Scotland. Upon leaving the military in March 1335, he became involved with his local council and later became a member of English Parliament in 1326 until his death in 1347. He held the manors of Aldingham, Thurnham, and Ulverston in Lancashire and Witherslack and Hutton Roof in Westmorland, with further estates in Austwick and Harrington in Cumberland.

Marriages and children

According to Findagrave # 71719420, John married twice:
  1. Robert Harington who predeceased his father.
  2. John Harington. Margaret died during his birth.
  1. Joan Harington
He married a certain "Joan", probably a member of the Dacre family, by whom he had children including:
He died on 2 June 1347 at Aldingham and was buried in Cartmel Priory, formerly in Lancashire, now in Cumbria, where survives his monument with effigies of himself and his wife.