Family and Education
bap. 25 June 1634, Suffolk RO, Bury St Edmunds Branch, FL592/4/1. 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of William, Bar. Alington of Killard [I] of Horseheath, Cambs. and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache‡, 2nd Bt. of Helmingham, Suff. educ. Padua 1652. m. (1) Catherine (d. 19 Nov. 1662), da. and h. of Sir Henry Stanhope‡, styled. Ld. Stanhope, 1da. d.v.p.; (2) lic. 30 July 1664, Julianna (d. 14 Sept. 1667), da. Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; C.E. Parsons, All Saints Church, Horseheath, 48. (3) 15 July 1675, Diana (d. 13 Dec. 1701), da. William Russell, 5th earl of Bedford, wid. of Sir Greville Verney, of Compton Verney, Warws. 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. d. 1 Feb. 1685; will, 16 May 1684, pr. 6 May 1685. TNA, PROB 11/380.
Offices Held
Commr. corps. 1662 – 63, foreign plantations 1670 – 72, trade and plantations 1672 – 74.
Col. of foot 1667, 1677, 1678 – 79, maj. gen. 1678; capt. indep. regt. foot in the Tower; constable of the Tower, Dec. 1678 – d.
Dep. lt. Cambs. c. Aug. 1660–81; recorder, Cambridge 1679 – d.; ld. lt., Tower Hamlets 8 June 1679 – d.; ld. lt., Cambs. 9 Mar. 1681 – d.
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Horseheath, Cambs.; Southampton Square, Bloomsbury; Great Wymondley, Herts.
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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