COLEPEPER, John (1641-1719)
Ensign, coy. of ft. I.o.W. 1667; 2nd lt. RN 1673 – 74, 1st lt. 1678–9.
Ensign, coy. of ft. I.o.W. 1667; 2nd lt. RN 1673 – 74, 1st lt. 1678–9.
Commr. trade 1660 – 68, trade and plantations 1671 – 74, (vice-pres. of council 1672–4), mercantile treaty with United Provinces, 1674–5.
Dep. lt and lt-col, militia horse, Kent, ? 1661 – ?68; gov. and capt., I.o.W. 1661 – 69; capt, coy of foot, I o.W 1666–7.
Lt-gen. and gov.-gen, Virginia, 1678 – 83.
oil on canvas, attributed to Adriaen Hanneman, 1664, Leeds Castle, Kent.
Dep. lt. Rutland 1660 – 76; commr. for assessment, Rutland 1661 – 69, 1677 – 80, Mdx. 1661 – 63, Hants. 1673 – 80; freeman, Portsmouth 1668, 1681, 1682, Lymington and Winchester 1677; high steward, Romsey by 1685;
Capt. of ft. 1682 – 87; capt. Queen Dowager’s Regt. of Ft. 1687.
PC 1 Jan. 1642-Mar. 1645 (Charles I), Mar. 1645–d. (Prince of Wales/Charles II);
sepia and wash by G. Harding, early 19th cent., NPG 2666.
Comptroller, to James Stuart, duke of York ?1664–8,
Ld. lt. Salop. 1660 – 87, 1689–1704;
Capt., tp. of horse (roy.) 1642–5.
oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1682-90, Weston Park, Shifnal, Salop.; oil on canvas by M. Dahl, c.1695, Weston Park, Shifnal, Salop.