PIERREPONT, Evelyn (1665-1726) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

bap. 27 Feb. 1665, 3rd s. of Robert Pierrepont (1636–69), of West Dean, Wilts. and Elizabeth (c.1649–99), da. and coh. of Sir John Evelyn^‡ of West Dean, Wilts.; bro. Robert Pierrepont, 3rd earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, William Pierrepont 4th earl of Kingston-upon-Hull. educ. Winchester 1680; Christ’s, Camb. 1683, LLD 1705. m. (1) lic. 27 June 1687 (with £6,000), Eg. 3526, ff. 6–8. Mary (d. Dec. 1697), da. William Feilding, 3rd earl of Denbigh, 1s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) 2 Aug. 1714, Isabella (d. 23 Feb. 1728), da. of Willem Bentinck, earl of Portland, 2da. KG 23 June 1719. d. 16 Mar. 1726; will 5 Mar. 1726 pr. 24 Mar. 1726. TNA, PROB 11/602.

Offices Held

Commr. union with Scotland 1706; CSP Dom. 1705–6, p. 110. PC 26 June 1708 – d.; ld. privy seal 1716 – 19, 1720 – d.; ld. pres. of council 1719 – 20; ld. justice, 1719, 1720, 1723, 1725 – 26.

Dep. lt. Wilts. by 1701–?d.; custos rot. Wilts. 1706 – 11, 1714 – d.; freeman, Nottingham 1706; recorder, Nottingham 1707 – d.; c.j. in eyre north of Trent 1714 – 17.

Parlimentarian

PIERREPONT, Evelyn (1667-1726), of West Dean, Wilts.

Associated with: Thoresby Hall, Notts.; Holme Pierrepoint, Notts.; West Dean, Wilts. (from 1699); Acton, Mdx. (from 1706);LJ, xviii. 110, 111, 120; Add. 61619, ff. 13-14v.; Arlington St. Westminster (by 1708); Hanslope Park, Bucks. (from 1715); Tonge Castle, Salop (from 1715).PROB 11/602.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas, Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1709, NPG 3213; oil on canvas, Michael Dahl (attrib.), group portrait, English Heritage, Chiswick House.

Author

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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