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Family and Education
b. 6 Dec. 1608, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Monck† of Potheridge, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Smyth† of Madworthy, Devon; bro. of Nicholas Monck, bishop of Exeter.M. Ashley, General Monck (1977), 2. m. 23 Jan. 1653, Anne (d. 29 Jan. 1670), da. of John Clarges of Drury Lane, Westminster, wid. of Thomas Radford of New Exchange, Strand, Westminster, 2s. (1 d.v.p.).Ashley, Monck, 54, 268. suc. nephew, Mar. 1649.Bodl. Carte 24, f. 153; C5/19/81. KG 26 May 1660. cr. duke of Albemarle, 6 July 1660.HP Lords 1660-1714. d. 3 Jan. 1670.Westminster Abbey Regs. ed. Chester, 172.
Offices Held

Military: ?vol. ft. regt. of Sir John Burrough (later Sir Richard Grenville), Cadiz 1625, Ile de Ré 1627–8. Ensign of ft. regt. of Lord Vere (later George Goring*), Netherlands 1631–2; capt. by Aug. 1632; capt.-lt. 1634–8.Ashley, Monck, 5–6, 9–11, 13–19; SP84/144, f. 229. Lt.-col. of ft. regt. of earl of Newport, royal army, Aug. 1640.Add. 28082, ff. 11–12; E351/293. Lt.-col. of ft. regt. of 2nd earl of Leicester, royal army in Ireland, c.Jan. 1641-Nov. 1643.Ashley, Monck, 29, 43; Bodl. Carte 7, f. 409. Gov. Dublin 28 June-c.9 July 1642;HMC Ormonde, n.s. ii. 157–8, 167. Carrickfergus 4 Oct. 1648.LJ x. 528b. Adj.-gen. forces of Philip Sidney, Viscount Lisle*, Ireland Dec. 1646.CSP Ire. 1647–60, p. 802. Col. Munster ft. regt. Apr.-?July 1647.HMC Egmont, i. 389, 428. C.-in-c. parlian. forces in Ulster, 16 July 1648-June 1649.CJ v. 246b. Col. of ft. Ulster c.Feb. 1648-July 1649.CJ v. 464b. Col. of ft. army in Ireland, c.July-Nov. 1650;SP63/281; SP28/69, f. 488; SP28/72, ff. 214, 236–7. army in Scotland, 13 Aug. 1650–d.;CJ vi. 454a; Firth and Davis, Regimental Hist. ii. 535. c.-in-c. 8 Apr. 1654-Jan. 1660. 1652 – ?Apr. 1654TSP ii. 222. Lt.-gen. ordnance, 6 May 1651. 1652 – ?Apr. 1654Ashley, Monck, 83. Gen.-at-sea, 3 Dec.; 2 Mar. 1660–?, 1666.CJ vii. 222a, 361a, 860a. Col. of horse, c.Aug. 1654-Jan. 1661.Firth and Davis, Regimental Hist. i. 133–4, 141. Ld. gen. of British forces, Nov. 1659; capt.-gen. 21 Feb. 1660, Aug. 1660–d.CJ vii. 847a. Dep. ld. high adm. 1665.HP Lords 1660–1714.

Scottish: gov. Edinburgh Castle Dec. 1650;Ashley, Monck, 82–3. Edinburgh Castle and Leith Aug. 1656–29 Apr. 1660.Clarke Pprs. ed. Firth, iii. 71; NLS, Acc. 10583/11/3. Cllr. of state, May 1655.TSP iii. 423. Commr. security of protector, Scotland 27 Nov. 1656; assessment, all shires 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660.A. and O.

Local: commr. assessment, Devon 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Cambs., Som., Worcs. 1 June 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). J.p. Essex, Mdx., Surr. Mar. 1655–?Mar. 1660;C231/6, pp. 306, 307. Devon, Westminster Mar. 1660–?d.;A Perfect List (1660); C193/12/3, ff. 20, 129v. Coventry Mar. 1660–?;A Perfect List (1660). Cambs. July 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 49, 514. Haverfordwest c.Sept. 1660 – 17 July 1662, 18 July-aft. Dec. 1666;C181/7, pp. 50, 367, 372. Saffron Walden 11 Sept. 1660;C181/7, p. 47. St Albans borough and liberty 18 Sept. 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 52, 457. all cos. by Oct. 1660–?;C220/9/4, passim. Poole 8 June 1661–d.;C181/7, pp. 101, 373. York and Ainsty 6 July 1661;C181/7, p. 113. Buckingham 19 Aug. 1663;C181/7, p. 212. liberties of Cawood, Wistow and Otley, Yorks. 13 Dec. 1664;C181/7, p. 297. Southwell and Scrooby, Notts. 29 June 1669.C181/7, p. 502. Commr. militia, Devon 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Mdx., Westminster 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. Custos rot. Devon 26 Jan. 1660–d.CJ vii. 823b; C231/7, p. 10. Ld. lt. 1660–d.; Mdx. 1662–d.Ashley, Monck, 211. Commr. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 5 July 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 2, 508. Home, Midland, Norf., Northern, Oxf., Western circs. 10 July 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 6, 500. London 13 Nov. 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 67, 512. Yorks. and York 9 Dec. 1663;C181/7, p. 220. Som. and Bristol 13 Dec. 1664;C181/7, p. 298. Herts. 24 Dec. 1664;C181/7, p. 303. the Verge 26 Nov. 1668.C181/7, p. 456. Bailiff, Teddington, Byfleet and Ashtead Aug. 1660–d.HP Lords 1660–1714. Commr. sewers, Mdx. and Westminster 31 Aug. 1660, 17 Oct. 1667;C181/7, pp. 37, 412. Norf. and I. of Ely 7 Sept. 1660;C181/7, p. 40. Lincs., Lincoln and Newark hundred 14 Aug. 1660–d.;C181/7, pp. 75, 543. Bedford Gt. Level 26 May 1662;C181/7, p. 147. Essex, Herts., Mdx. 14 Dec. 1663;C181/7, p. 223. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1 July 1667;C181/7, p. 406. Kingston-upon-Hull 14 Jan. 1668.C181/7, p. 420. Warden, Finkley Forest, Hants by Dec. 1660–d.HP Lords 1660–1714. Commr. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol 14 May 1661–d.;C181/7, p. 99, 512. piracy, Devon 3 Mar. 1662.C181/7, p. 139.

Central: commr. to Scotland, 23 Oct. 1651;CJ vii. 30b. admlty. and navy, 28 July 1653, 8 Nov. 1655, 12 Feb. 1660;CJ vii. 362a, 825b; A. and O.; CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 10. for governing army, 12 Oct. 1659, 11 Feb. 1660.CJ vii. 796a, 841a. Cllr. of state, 2 Jan., 25 Feb. 1660.CJ vii. 801a, 847b; A and O. Kpr. St James’s Park 1 Feb. 1660,CJ vii. 828b. chief kpr. 25 Mar. 1663–d.Ashley, Monck, 212. Steward, Hampton Ct. 16 Mar. 1660, Aug. 1660–d.CJ vii. 879b. Master of horse, May 1660–8. PC, 27 May 1660–d. Ld. of treasury, June-Sept. 1660; first ld. 1667–d. Master, Trinity House, June 1660–1. Commr. trade, Nov. 1660 – d.; coronation claims, Dec. 1660–1; loyal and indigent officers, 1662; Tangier, 1662 – d.; sale of Dunkirk, 1662. Ld. proprietor, Carolina 1663; palatine 1669–d. Asst. Royal Adventurers into Africa, 1664–d. Commr. prize appeals, 1665–7; assessment of peers, 1663; public accts. 1668.HP Lords 1660–1714.

Irish: ld. lt. 21 Aug. 1660–61.Ashley, Monck, 211.

Court: gent. of bedchamber, Nov. 1660–d.Ashley, Monck, 211.

Civic: freeman, Portsmouth 1653. 1661 – d.HP Lords 1660–1714. High steward, Kingston-upon-Hull; Exeter 1662 – d.; Barnstaple 1664–d.HP Commons 1660–90.

Academic: FRS, 1665.HP Commons 1660–90.

Parlimentarian
MONCK, George (1608-70), of Potheridge, Merton, Devon.
: Devon.
Likenesses

Likenesses: miniature, S. Cooper, c. 1660;Buccleuch colln. miniature, S. Cooper, c.1660;Royal Colln. oil on canvas, P. Lely, 1660;Chatsworth, Derbys. oil on canvas, P. Lely, aft. 1660;Scottish NPG. oil on canvas, P. Lely, aft. 1660;Exeter Guildhall, Exeter, Devon. oil on canvas, P. Lely, 1665-6;NMM. oil on canvas, unknown, c.1665;National Army Museum, London. oil on canvas, studio of P. Lely;NPG. miniature, attrib. N. Dixon, aft. 1665;NT, Ham House. oil on canvas, J.M. Wright, 1668;Whereabouts unknown. oil on canvas, J.M. Wright, aft. 1668;Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado.. oil on canvas, J.M. Wright, aft. 1668;Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. oil on canvas, aft. S. Cooper;Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. oil on canvas, aft. S. Cooper;NPG. graphite on vellum, D. Loggan;BM. line engraving, D. Gaywood aft. F. Barlow, 1659;BM. line engraving, R. Gaywood aft. W. Hollar, bef. 1660;BM. line engraving, aft. F. Barlow, 1660;Poem Gratulatory [1660]. line engraving, unknown, 1660;BM. etching, D. Gaywood, c.1660;BM; NPG. line engraving, A. Melaer, c.1660;NPG. line engraving, R. Walton, c.1660;NPG. line engraving, unknown, c.1660;NPG. line engraving, unknown, aft. 1660;NPG. line engraving, D. Loggan, 1661;NPG line engraving, J. Gammon;NPG. etching, aft. D. Loggan, 1671; line engraving, R. White, aft. 1675;BM; NPG. line engraving, E. Davis, 1679;NPG. line engraving, W. Sherwin;BM. medals, unknown, 1660;BM. medal, T. Simon, 1660;BM. fun. monument, W. Kent and P. Scheemakers, Westminster Abbey.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

MONCK, George (1608-70), of Potheridge, Devon.

Will
8 June 1665, pr. 3 Jan. 1670.PROB11/332/2.
Estates
inherited lands in Devon worth £2,000 in 1649;Ashley, Monck, 254. granted £500 p.a. donative from confiscated Scottish lands (Kinneil barony), 9 Sept. 1651, sold for £5,500 in July 1654;CJ vii. 14a.; C107/25, unfol.; C107/26, unfol. granted royal estate at Hare Warren, Hampton, Mdx. worth £130 p.a. 18 Nov. 1652;CJ vii. 217b. granted £1,000 p.a. in land, 16 Jan. 1660;CJ vii. 813a-b. granted £20,000 cash, 16 Mar. 1660.CJ vii. 880b. Granted in 1660 pension of £7,000, inc. rentals of Theobalds and Cheshunt, Herts., Blackburn and other lands in Lancs. and estates in Mdx. Yorks. Berks. and Derbys. In Ireland, 1660s, owned lands in cos. Galway, Roscommon and Mayo, as well as 19,542 acres (inc. those allocated in lieu of military arrears) in co. Wexford. Also interests in Bahamas and Royal Africa Co. Purchased New Hall, Essex, 1662. In 1670 estimated income of £15-20,000 p.a. with £60,000 in property.Ashley, Monck, 212, 253-4.
Oxford 1644
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