CLINTON, Henry (1686-1728) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 1686, Luttrell, Brief Relation, iii. 183; Add. 70081, newsletter, 12 Sept. 1693. 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Francis Clinton, (later 6th earl of Lincoln) and his 2nd w. Susannah, da. of Arthur Penniston, of Stow, Lincs.; bro. of Hon. George Clinton^‡. educ. Wolfenbüttel 1705. Beinecke Lib. OSB mss 1, box 3, folder 163, Lady Dewes to E. Poley, 7 May 1705. m. 16 May 1717, Lucy (d.1736), da. Thomas Pelham, Bar. Pelham, 3s. (1 d.v.p.), 5da. (4 d.v.p.). KG 25 Apr. 1721. d. 7 Sept. 1728; admon. 31 Oct. 1728 to wid. TNA, PROB 6/104, f. 161.

Offices Held

Gent. of bedchamber, Prince of Denmark Aug.?-Oct. 1708, Bodl. Ballard 7, f. 120; CTB, xxiii. 221, 297. George I 1714 – 27; master of horse, Prince of Wales Sept. – Nov. 1714; paymaster-gen. (jt.) 1715 – 20; PC 26 Oct. 1715 – d.; cofferer 1725 – d.

Constable, Tower of London 1723 – 25; ld. lt., Tower Hamlets 1723 – 25, Cambs. 28 Mar. 1728–d. HMC Var. viii. 331.

Parlimentarian

CLINTON, Henry (1686-1728)

Associated with: Pall Mall, Westminster;HMC Cowper, iii. 116.; Tilt Yard, Westminster (to 1720);CTB, xxix. 809.; Oatlands (from 1716).VCH Surr. iii. 478.;

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Likenesses

oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1721 (joint portrait with Thomas Pelham Holles* [410], duke of Newcastle), NPG 3215; oils on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, aft. 1721, Univ. of Nottingham (acc. no. UON.045).

Author

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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