COWPER, William (1665-1723) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 24 June 1665, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir William Cowper^‡, 2nd bt. and Sarah, da. of Sir Samuel Holled of London, merchant; bro. of Spencer Cowper^‡. educ. St Albans sch. 1672; M. Temple 1682, called 1688. m. (1) 9 July 1686, Judith (d.1705), da. of Sir Robert Booth of London, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) settlement 10 Sept. 1706, Mary (d.1724), da. and coh. of John Clavering of Chopwell, co. Dur., 2s. 2da.; 1s. (d.v.p.) 1da. illegit. by Elizabeth Culling. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 26 Nov. 1706. KC 1689. d. 10 Oct. 1723; will 6 Nov. 1722, pr. 8 May 1724. TNA, PROB 11/597.

Offices Held

Ld. kpr. and PC 11 Oct. 1705, ld. chan. 4 May 1707 – 23 Sept. 1710, 21 Sept. 1714 – Apr. 1718; ld. justice Aug. – Sept. 1714.

Chairman of supply and ways and means 1699.

Commr. union with Scotland 1706, trade and plantations 1707; trustee, poor Palatines 1709. Post Boy, 30 June-2 July 1709.

Ld. lt. Herts. 1710 – 12, 1714 – d.; recorder, Colchester 1714 -?d. Herts. ALS, Panshanger mss D/EP F179, f. 1.

Gov. Charterhouse 1707. Al. Carth. 71; G.S. Davies, Charterhouse in London (1921), app. D, pp. 354–55.

FRS 1706.

Parlimentarian

COWPER, William (1665-1723), of Hertford Castle and Colne Green, Hertingfordbury, Herts. and Ratling Court, Kent

Associated with: Hertford Castle and and Ratling Court, Colne Green, Kent.

COOPER

Likenesses

oil on canvas by T. Murray, c.1695, Palace of Westminster, WoA 6181; oil on canvas by J. Richardson (the Elder), Palace of Westminster, WoA 3644; oil on canvas by or after J. Richardson, 1710?, NPG 736.

Author

Paley, Ruth

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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