John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield

Lieutenant-Colonel John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, was a British Army officer, politician and writer. He was a leading authority on agriculture and commerce and appointed President of the Board of Agriculture in 1803. He is also remembered as the close friend and patron of eminent historian Edward Gibbon, to whom he acted as literary executor and editor.

Occupation

politician

Position held

member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain

Citizenship

England

Born

December 21, 1735

Died

May 30, 1821