ALINGTON, William, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard [I] (c.1634-85), of Horseheath, Cambs. and Southampton Square, Bloomsbury.

Family and Education

b. c. 1634, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of William, 1st Baron Alington [I] of Horseheath, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Bt., of Helmingham, Suff. educ. Padua 1652. m. (1) Catherine (d. 19 Nov. 1662), da. and h. of Sir Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope, 1da. d.v.p.; (2) lic. 30 July 1664 (aged about 30), Juliana (d. 14 Sept. 1667), da. of Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 1s. d.v.p. 1da.; (3) 15 July 1675, Lady Diana Russell (d. 13 Dec. 1701), da. of Sir William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, wid. of Sir Greville Verney of Compton Verney, Warws., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. bro. Mar. 1660; cr. Baron Alington of Wymondley 5 Dec. 1682.Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 541; Camb. Antiq. Soc. Procs. xli. 17-18, 22, 24.

Offices Held

J.p. Cambs. July 1660 – d., dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660–81, commr. for corporations 1662 – 63; assessment Cambs. 1663 – 80, Cambridge 1664 – 80, Camb. Univ. 1677 – 80, Mdx. and Warws. 1679 – 80, pontage, Cambridge 1663, 1673; recorder, Cambridge 1679 – d.; ld. lt. Cambs. 1681–d.Camb. Antiq. Soc. Procs. xvii. 105; C. H. Cooper, Annals of Cambridge, iii. 513, 557, 578.

Col. of ft. 1677, 1678 – 79, maj.-gen. 1678.

Commr. for plantations 1670 – 72, trade and plantations 1672 – 74; constable of the Tower 1679–d.Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 769; iv. 733.

Parlimentarian

ALINGTON, William, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard [I] (c.1634-85), of Horseheath, Cambs. and Southampton Square, Bloomsbury.

Main residences: Horseheath, Cambs.; Southampton Square, Bloomsbury.

Author

E.R.E.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

ALINGTON, William (c.1634-85)