GERARD, Hon. Charles (c.1659-1701), of Halsall, Lancs.

Family and Education

b. c. 1659, 1st s. of Charles, 1st Baron Gerard of Brandon, by Jeanne, da. of Pierre de Civelle, equerry to Queen Henrietta Maria; bro. of Fitton Gerard. m. 18 June 1683, Anne (div. 1698), da. and coh. of Sir Richard Mason of Bishop’s Castle, Salop and Sutton, Surr., s.p.legit. styled. Visct. Brandon 21 July 1679; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 3 Jan. 1694.

Offices Held

Lt.-col. Ld. Gerard’s Horse 1678 – 79, col. June – Sept. 1679, Oct. – Dec. 1688, 1694 – d.; maj.-gen. 1694.

Commr. for assessment, Cheshire and Lancs. 1677 – 80, Mdx. 1679 – 80, Cheshire 1689, Lancs. and Mdx. 1689 – 90; freeman, Preston 1682; dep. lt. Lancs. 1687 – 89, Wales 1689 – 96; j.p. Lancs. Apr. 1688 – d., Cheshire by 1701 – d.; steward of Blackburn hundred 1689- 90; ld. lt. Lancs. 1689 – d., N. Wales 1696 – d.; custos rot. Lancs. 1689 – d., Mont. 1700 – d.; freeman, Liverpool 1690; constable of Liverpool Castle and butler, Lancs. 1691 – d.; v.-adm. Cheshire and Lancs. 1691 – d., N. Wales 1696 – d.; commr. for superstitious uses, Lancs. 1693; col. of militia ft. Lancs. and Denb. by 1697–d.Preston Guild Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 180; CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 335, 472; Cal. Treas. Bks. x. 89; xvi. 299; xix. 457; Eg. 1626, ff. 25, 58.

Envoy, Hanover 1701.

Parlimentarian

GERARD, Hon. Charles (c.1659-1701), of Halsall, Lancs.

Main residence: Halsall, Lancs.

Author

I.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

GERARD, Hon. Charles (c.1659-1701)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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