Family and Education
b. 16 Apr. 1661, 6th but 4th surv. s. of Hon. George Montagu, and bro. of Edward Montagu II, Irby Montagu and James Montagu. educ. Westminster 1675; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1679, MA 1689, LL.D 1705. m. bef. 12 May 1688, Anne (d.1698), da. of Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Bt.†, of Easton Maudit, Northants., wid. of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester, s.p. cr. Baron Halifax 13 Dec. 1700; KG 16 Oct. 1714; cr. Earl of Halifax 19 Oct. 1714.
Offices Held
Fellow of Trinity 1683 – 88; commr. for assessment, Essex and Maldon 1689 – 90, Westminster 1689, Mdx. 1690; high steward, Cambridge Univ. 1697 – d.; ranger of Bushey Park, Surr. 1709 – d.; ld lt. Surr. 1714 – d.
Commr. for preventing export of wool 1689 – 92; clerk to PC 1689 – 92; ld. of Treasury 1692 – 94, first ld. 1697 – 99, 1714 – d.; PC 10 May 1694 – Mar. 1702, 23 Sept. 1714 – d.; chancellor of the Exchequer 1694 – 99, auditor 1699 – 1714; commr. for Greenwich hospital 1695; one of the lds. justices 1698, 1699, 1714; commr. for union with Scotland 1706 – 07; envoy to Hanover 1706.
FRS 1695, pres. 1695–8.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Jermyn Street, Westminster.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
MONTAGU, Charles (1661-1715)
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Oxford 1644
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