Abstrupus Danby

Sir Abstrupus Danby (27 December 1655 – 27 December 1727) was an English wool merchant and country gentleman. He was the son of Christopher Danby and Anne Culpepper, niece of Lord Colepeper.

Sir Abstrupus Danby
Born	1655 (1655)
Died	1727 (aged 71–72)
Occupation	Merchant

Career

He was knighted at Kensington in 1691, and was also a justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for Yorkshire.

Later life and death

In 1695, upon the death of his father, he built himself a new house at Swinton Park and sold off the family's old house of Scruton Hall. Upon his death in 1727, his properties were inherited by his son, also named Abstrupus Danby.

References

• The Twickenham Museum: Sir Abstrupus Danby

Parliament of England
Preceded by Christopher Tancred William Wentworth	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1698–1701 With: Sir George Cooke, Bt	Succeeded by Robert Monckton Cyril Arthington