NEWSHAM, James (1715-69), of Chadshunt, Warws.

b. 7 Oct. 1715, o.s. of John Newsham of Chadshunt by his 2nd w. Anne, da. and coh. of James Craggs, postmaster general; she; m. (2) John Knight of Gosfield Hall, Essex, and (3) 23 Mar. 1737, Robert Nugent. educ. privately under David Mallet;Pope’s Works, ed. Elwin Courthope, ix. 438-9. Grand Tour 1735.Add. 23794, f. 62. unm. suc. to Chadshunt 4 Dec. 1724; to Kentish property of his mother 1756, and took add. name of Craggs.