| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1734 – 1754 |
Family and Education
b. ?1695, 3rd s. of George Monson of Broxbourne, Herts. by Anne, da. of Charles Wren of the Isle of Ely; bro. of George and John Monson, 1st Baron Monson. educ. Pembroke, Camb. 11 Feb. 1713, aged 17; G. Inn 1713, called 1720, bencher 1742. unm.
Offices Held
Dep. paymaster of the army 1737 – 46; recorder, Lincoln 1742.
Address
Main residence: Spring Gardens, London.
biography text
Monson, a practising lawyer, unsuccessfully contested Lincoln in 1728, when his brother Lord Monson gave up to him an estate of £600 p.a. to enable him to stand.1Monson mss 7/10/31, Lincs. Archives Office. Returned on his brother’s interest in 1734, he voted consistently with the Administration. In 1737 he was appointed deputy paymaster of the army with a salary of £1,000 p.a. He resigned this post in 1746,2Gent. Mag. 1739, p. 306; 1746, p. 45. as it had become inconsistent with a seat in the House of Commons under the Place Act of 1742. He died 26 Aug. 1764.
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