John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington

Arms of Harington: Sable, a fret argent; Crest: A lion's head erased or collared gules ^[1]

John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington (1328-1363)^[2] of Aldingham in Furness, Lancashire, was an English peer, who inherited the title Baron Harington in 1347 on the death of his grandfather John Harington, 1st Baron Harington (1281–1347).^[3]

Origins

He was the son of Sir Robert Harington (d.1334), who predeceased his own father the 1st Baron.^[4] His mother was Elizabeth de Multon (born 1306), daughter of Thomas de Multon and one of the three sisters and co-heiresses of John de Multon.^[5] She was the heiress of several estates including: Thurston in Suffolk; Moulton, Skirbeck and Fleet in Lincolnshire, of Egremont in Cumbria and of manors in County Limerick, Ireland.^[6] Elizabeth outlived her husband and in about 1334 remarried to Walter de Birmingham.^[7]

Career

In 1353 he confirmed the agreement made by his grandfather with the Abbot of Furness Abbey,^[8] his feudal overlord at Aldingham.^[9] In 1355 he nominated an attorney to act for him in Ireland, where he had inherited lands in County Limerick from his mother.^[10] John Harington was granted a lease of the manor of Hornby by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and also held the manors of Bolton-le-Moors, Chorley and Aighton. In 1358 he moved to London to take part in services for king Edward III.

Marriage & progeny

The name of his wife is not known, possibly she was Joan de Birmingham, daughter of his step-father Walter de Birmingham.^[11] By his wife he had progeny including:

• Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington (1356–1406)

Death & burial

He died on 28 May 1363 at his seat Gleaston Hall^[12] in the manor of Aldingham,^[13] and was buried in Cartmel Priory in Lancashire.^[14]

Sources

• GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, pp. 314–321, Baron Harington, pp. 314–16, biography of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington

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