Family and Education
bap. 5 July 1616, 1st s. of Sir John Bennet (d.1658), 2nd bt. of Dawley, Mdx. and Dorothy (d.1659), da. of Sir John Crofts of Saxham, Suff.; bro. Henry Bennet, earl of Arlington. educ. Pembroke, Oxf. 1635; G. Inn 1636. m. (1) 28 Oct. 1661, Elizabeth (d. 1 Feb. 1672), da. of Lionel Cranfield†, earl of Middlesex, wid. of Edmund Sheffield†, 2nd earl of Mulgrave, s.p.; (2) lic. 1 May 1673, Bridget (d. 14 July 1703), da. of John Grobham Howe‡ of Langar, Notts. 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1658; KB 23 Apr. 1661. d. 11 Feb. 1695; will 9 Oct. – 28 Nov. 1694, pr. 18 Feb. 1695. TNA, PROB 11/426.
Offices Held
Gent. pens. 1660 – 76, lt. 1662 – 76; treas., loyal and indigent officers’ fund 1663–9;
Commr. for assessment, Mdx. Aug. 1660–80, Westminster 1665 – 80, Lincs. 1673 – 80, Norf. 1673 – 79, Suff. and Yorks. (W. Riding) 1673 – 74, loyal and indigent officers, London and Westminster. 1662, recusants, Berks. 1675; dep. lt. Mdx 1662 – bef.80.
?Ensign, coy. of ft. expedition against Scots 1640;
Associated with: Dawley, Mdx.; Pall Mall, Westminster (to 1676);TNA, SP 29/69/86.; Ossulston House, nos. 1-2 St. James’ Square Westminster (from 1676).Dasent, Hist. of St. James’ Sq. app. A; Survey of London, xxix. 78-9.;
Likenesses
oil on canvas by R. Phillips, Pemb. Oxf.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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