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BUTLER, Thomas (1634-80)

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b. 8 July 1634, 2nd but 1st surv. s. James Butler, duke of Ormond, and Elizabeth (1615-84), suo jure Baroness Dingwall [S], da. of Richard Preston, earl of Desmond [I] and Lord Dingwall [S]; bro. Richard Butler, Baron Butler of Weston, earl of Arran [I]. educ. privately, tutor Thomas Page; Bodl. Carte 213, ff. 647-8. travelled abroad (France and Holland, 1648-52, 1657-60); Académie del Campo, Paris 1649-50; Evelyn Diary, iii. 2. DCL Oxf. 4 Feb. 1667. Boyle, Corresp. iii. 298. m. 1970, (with £10,000), Amilia, (d.1688), da. of Lodewyck (Ludwig) van Nassau, Bar. of Leck and Beverwaert, 6s. (4 d.v.p.), 6da. (3 d.v.p.). Carte, Life of Ormond, iv. 606; Collins Peerage (1812 edn) ix. 130. KG 30 Sept. 1672. d. 30 July 1680.
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Jt. farmer of wine and brandy licences [I], Aug. 1660–?65; CSP Ire. 1660–62, p. 22; CSP Ire. 1663–65, pp. 597–8. PC [I], Dec. 1660–d.; CSP Ire. 1660–62, p. 141. mbr., council of Munster, 1660; CSP Ire. 1660–62, p. 161. lord deputy [I], 1664 – 65, 1668 – 69; gent. of bedchamber 1666–d.; CSP Ire. 1666–69, p. 85; Bodl. Carte 46, f. 284. PC 1666–79, HMC Var. ii. 394. Apr. 1680–d.; Add. 28938, ff. 50–51; HMC Ormonde, n.s. v. 305. commr. of trade 1668 – 72; mbr. committee of Privy Council for trade and plantations, 1675 – 79; commr. of admiralty 26 Sept. 1677 – 14 May 1679; ld. chamberlain to Queen Catherine of Braganza Nov. 1676–d. CSP Dom. 1676–7, p. 420.

Envoy extraordinary to France Nov. – Dec. 1672; special ambassador to Low Countries, Nov. 1674 – Jan. 1675.

Col. of ft. July – Oct. 1660, 1661; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. of Cromwell’s Army, 198, 488, 682. col. and capt. of ft. [I], Dec. 1660; Bodl. Carte 41, f. 262; Dalton, Irish Army Lists 1661–85, 4, 133; CSP Ire. col. and capt. tp. horse [I], Dec. 1661–d.; Dalton, Irish Army Lists 1661–85, 7, 131; Bodl. Carte 39, ff. 179–180. col. of ft. (Dutch army) 1678–d.; Bodl. Carte 59, f. 226; Dalton, Irish Army Lists 1661–85, 128; CSP Dom. lt. gen. of horse [I], 1661–74; Bodl. Carte 42, f. 112. lt. gen. [I], 1665–d.; CSP Ire. 1663–65, p. 625; CSP Dom. 1680–1, p. 34. lt. gen. (Dutch service) Jan. – Aug. 1678; gov. Tangier July 1680 – d.; capt. RN 1666 (marines); rear-adm. of the blue 18 Apr. 1673; rear-adm. of the red 14 Aug. 1673–74; adm. of the fleet Sept. 1673.

Freeman, Bristol 1661, HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 756. Dublin 1670, Bodl. Carte 37, f. 486. Portsmouth 1675; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 361. commr. assessment, Bristol 1661–3; 13 Car. II (stat. 2) c.3.; elder bro. Trinity House 1673, master 1675–6. Chaplin, Corp. of Trinity House, 12, 56.

MP [I], 1661 – 62.

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BUTLER, Thomas, Earl of Ossory (1634-80), of Moor Park, Herts. and Dover House, Whitehall.
Associated with: Moor Park, Herts.
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oil on canvas, studio of Sir P. Lely, c. 1678, NPG 371.

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Handley, Stuart
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BUTLER, Charles (1671-1758)

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b. 4 Sept. 1671, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. Thomas Butler, Bar. Butler of Moore Park, and Amilia, da. of Lodewyk van Nassau, Herr van Beverweerd; bro. James Butler, 2nd duke of Ormond. educ. privately (tutor, Nicolas Fatio of Duillier); Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 240. travelled abroad, Paris 1686, Low Countries, Switzerland, Italy 1687–8. The Dukes of Ormonde, 1610–1745 ed. J. Fenlon and T. Barnard, 38. m. 3 June 1705, Elizabeth, 4th da. and coh. Thomas Crew, 2nd Bar. Crew, s.p. d. 17 Dec. 1758; will 19 Jan. 1757, pr. 17 Jan. 1759. TNA, PROB 11/843.
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Maj. 1st tp. Life Gds. 1689; col. Horse regt. 1694 – 97; col. 6th Horse (now 5th Drag. Gds.) July 1697–1703; 3rd tp. Horse Gds. 1703 – 15; brig.-gen. 1702, maj.-gen. 1704, lt.-gen. 1708; master of ordnance [I] 1712 – 14; lt. gov. Dover castle 1713–14. Evening Post, 23 July 1713.

Gent. of bedchamber 1699–1702. CTB, xvi. 236.

Ranger of Bagshot Park 1706–d.; CTB, xxiii. 150, 158. chan. Oxf. 1715 – d.; high steward, Westminster, 1716 – d.

Parlimentarian
BUTLER, Charles (1671-1758)
Associated with: Bagshot Park, Surr.
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oil on canvas, by James Thornhill, 1727, Examination Schools, University of Oxford.

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Handley, Stuart
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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BUTLER, Richard (1639-86)

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b. 15 June 1639, 5th s. James Butler, duke of Ormond and Elizabeth, suo jure Baroness Dingwall [S], da. of Richard Preston, earl of Desmond [I]; bro. Thomas Butler, Bar. Butler of Moore Park and earl of Ossory [I]. educ. privately; travelled abroad (France and Holland) 1648-52, 1657-60; Académie del Campo, Paris 1649-50; G. Inn 1660. m. 1970 CSP Dom. 1664-5, p. 7; Stowe 744, f. 81. (with £20,000), Mary (d. 3 July 1668), CSP Ire. 1666-9, p. 619. suo jure Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold, Hunts., da. of James Stuart†, duke of Richmond, and h. to her Esme Stuart, 2nd duke of Richmond, s.p.; (2) June 1673 (with £12,000), Dorothy (d. 30 Nov. 1716), da. and coh. of John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle, Warws., 4s. d.v.p. 2da. 1s. illegit. HJ, xlix. 690. d. 25 Jan. 1686; will 7 Jan. 1678, pr. 13 Jan. 1687. TNA, PROB 11/386, f. 3.
Offices Held

PC [I] 1663 – d.; aulnager [I] 1666–1717; CTB, 1716, p. 384; HMC 10th Rep. I, 229. ld. deputy [I] 1682 – 85.

Col. of Gds. [I] 1662 – d., Irish horse by 1684 Bodl. Carte 217, f. 65.-1685; Dalton, Irish Army Lists, 148; BL, Verney, ms. mic. M636/39, J. to Sir R. Verney, 15 Apr. 1685. marshal of array [I] 1684 – d.

Custos rot. Co. Carlow [I] 1682 – d.

Gov. of Dublin 1666–d., Bodl. Carte 163, f. 9; HMC Ormonde, n.s. vii. 406. Isle of Arran 1666, HMC Ormonde, i. 342. Dublin hospital 1683 – d.

Parlimentarian
BUTLER, Lord Richard (1639-86), of Alconbury Weston, Hunts.
Associated with: Alconbury Weston, Hunts.; Maddenstown, co. Kildare; Tullow, co. Carlow.
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oil on canvas by unknown artist, National Trust, Hardwick Hall.

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Handley, Stuart
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Lords 1660-1715
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PAGET, Henry (c. 1663-1743)

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bap. 13 Jan. 1663, 2nd but o. surv. s. William Paget, 7th Bar. Paget and 1st w. Frances, da. of Francis Pierrepont‡. educ. privately (Rev. Samuel Langley); ?Tamworth g.s. 1678; M. Temple 1683. m. (1) lic. 2 Jan. 1686, Mary (d.1734), da. and coh. of Thomas Catesby (d.1699) of Whiston and Ecton, Northants., 2s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 7 June 1739, Elizabeth (d.1749), 2nd da. of Sir Walter Bagot‡, 3rd bt., s.p. d. 30 Aug. 1743; will 13 Feb. 1739 – 13 Aug. 1743, pr. 12 Sept. 1743. TNA, PROB 11/729.
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Gent. pens. 1689 – 95; mbr. council of the ld. high admiral 1704 – 08; commr. treasury 1710 – 15; PC 1711; envoy extraordinary to Hanover 1714 (did not go).

Freeman, Stafford 1689; dep. lt. Staffs., Mdx. 1689; ld. lt. Staffs. 1714–15; London Gazette, 9–12 Oct. 1714. recorder, Lichfield 1715 – 43.

Capt. yeomen of the guard 1711 – 15.

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PAGET, Hon. Henry (1663-1743), of Beaudesert, Staffs.; West Drayton, Mdx.; and Jermyn Street, London
Associated with: Beaudesert, Staffs.; West Drayton, Mdx.; Jermyn Street and Grosvenor Street, Westminster.London Top. Rec., xxix. 61.;
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oil on canvas, Anglo-Dutch school, National Trust, Plas-Newydd, Anglesey.

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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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HASTINGS, Henry (1610-67)

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b. 28 Sept. 1610, 2nd s. of Henry Hastings†, 5th earl of Huntingdon, and Elizabeth (d.1633), da. and coh. of Ferdinando Stanley†, 5th earl of Derby; bro. of Ferdinando Hastings†, 6th earl of Huntingdon. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1627; DCL Oxf. Nov. 1642. d.s.p. 10 Jan. 1667; will 1 Aug. 1665, pr. 15 May 1667. TNA, PROB 11/324.
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Sheriff, Leics. 1642; Steward, Leicester Honor Sept. 1660–d.; Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Office-holders, 179. ld. lt. Leics. 1661 – d.

Col.-gen. Leics. 1643.

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HASTINGS, Henry (1610-67)
Author
Creighton, Anne
Handley, Stuart
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Lords 1660-1715
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BEAUCLERK, Charles (1670-1726)

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b. 8 May 1670, illegit. s. of King Charles II with Eleanor Gwyn (d.1687). educ. privately (M. de Gachon); travelled abroad (France) 1685. m. 17 Apr. 1694, Diana (d.1742), da. of de Vere, 20th earl of Oxford, 9s. (1 d.v.p.), at least 1da. (d.v.p.) Daily Post, 12 May 1726. KG 1718. d. 10 May 1726; will 19 July 1694, pr. 25 Aug. 1726. TNA, PROB 11/610.
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Master of hawks 1675 – ?1702; chief ranger, Enfield Chase 1684; gent. of the bedchamber (extra) 1697 – 1702; registrar, chancery 1698. CSP Dom. 1698, p. 322.

Freeman, Winchester by 1701, New Windsor 1716; First Hall Book of the Borough of New Windsor 1653–1725 ed. S. Bond, p. 141. ld. lt. Berks. 1714 – d.; high steward, New Windsor 1716. Bond, New Windsor, 141.

Col. Princess Anne of Denmark’s Regt. of Horse 1687 – 92; capt. band of gent. pensioners, 1693–1712, CSP Dom. 1693, p. 410. 1714 – d.

Amb. extraordinary to France 1697 – 98.

FRS 1722.

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BEAUCLERK, Charles (1670-1726)
Associated with: Burford House, Windsor, Berks.; Bond St., Westminster and St James’ Sq., Westminster.Add. 22267, ff. 164-71; London Top. Rec. xxix. 55; A. Dasent, History of St. James’ Square, 101n. 227.;
BEAUCLAIR
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oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, 1690-5, Metropolitan Museum, New York; British school, watercolour, 1680-1700, Royal collection.

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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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CAMPBELL, Hugh (c. 1673-1731)

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b. c. 1673, 1st s. of James Campbell, 2nd earl of Loudoun [S], and Margaret, da. of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th earl of Eglinton [S]; bro. of Hon. James Campbell‡. educ. Glasgow Univ. by 1688. m. 6 Apr. 1700, his cos. Margaret (d.1777) da. of John Dalrymple, earl of Stair [S], sis. John Dalrymple, 2nd earl of Stair, 1s. 2da. KT 10 Aug. 1706. d. 20 Nov. 1731; will pr. 7 Feb. 1732. TNA, PROB 11/650.
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PC [S] 1697 – 1708; commr. auditing accts. Treasury [S] 1697 – 98, auditing accts. admiralty [S] 1698 – 99, communication of trade [S] 1698 – 99, exchequer [S] 1698 – 99, treasury [S] 1702 – 04, union with England 1706; extraordinary ld. of session [S] 1699 – 1731; jt. sec. of state [S] 1705 – 08; PC 1707 – d.; ld. kpr. [S] 1708 – 13; high commr. gen. assembly Ch. of Scotland 1722, 1725 – 26, 1728, 1730–1. CSP Dom. 1697, pp. 132, 480; 1698, pp. 66, 321, 405, 407, 431–2; 1702–3, p. 571; Douglas, Scots Peerage, v. 508; London Gazette, 19–22 May 1707.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1704, Glasgow 1713; sheriff, Ayr and principal baillie, Kyle Stewart 1703; ld. lt. Ayr 1715–d. Scot. Rec. Soc. lvi. 299; lxii. 125; CSP Dom. 1703–4, p. 412; SP 54/18/66.

Parlimentarian
CAMPBELL, Hugh (c. 1673-1731)
Associated with: Loudoun Castle, Galston; Privy Gardens, Westminster.
Author
Townend, Graham
Hayton, David
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Lords 1660-1715
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VILLIERS, George (1628-87)

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b. 30 Jan. 1628, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of George Villiers†, duke of Buckingham, and Katherine (d.1649), da. of Francis Manners†, 6th earl of Rutland. educ. Trinity, Camb. MA 5 Mar. 1642; travelled abroad 1643-7 (France, Italy). Buckingham: Public and Private Man ed. C. Phipps, 4-5. m. 15 Sept. 1657 Mary (d.1704), da. of Thomas Fairfax‡, 3rd Bar. Fairfax of Cameron [S]; s.p. 1s. with Anna Maria, countess of Shrewsbury. KG 1649. d. 16 Apr. 1687; admon. 2 May 1687-5 Mar. 1720.
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Gent. of the bedchamber 1650 – 57, 1661 – 25 Feb. 1667, 23 Sept. 1667 – 2 Mar. 1674; PC 1650, 28 Apr. 1662 – 25 Feb. 1667, 23 Sept. 1667–21 Apr. 1679; Bodl. Carte 217, f. 409. master of the horse 1668–5 Mar. 1674; CSP Dom. 1667–8, pp. 411, 435. member, cttee. for foreign affairs, trade and plantations 1668; Carte 72, f. 615. amb. extraordinary to France July – Sept. 1670, envoy extraordinary (jt.) to France and Low Countries June – July 1672; commr. admiralty 9 July 1673 – 31 Oct. 1674.

Col. regt. of horse 1651; capt. tp. of horse 1666; col. regt. of foot 1672 – 73; lt.-gen. 1672–3. Hatton corresp. i. 95.

Ld. lt. Yorks. (W. Riding) 5 Sept. 1661–14 Mar. 1667, TNA, SP 29/42/62. 22 Nov.1667–13 Mar. 1674; Add. 36916, f. 5. high steward, York ?-1683, Reresby mems. 301–2. Oxford 1669; HP Commons 1660–90, i. 360. custos rot. Yorks. (W. Riding) 1671 – 79; chan. Cambs. Univ. 1671–4; Carte 38, ff. 136–8; Tanner 157, f. 21. kpr. of Enfield Chase 1672 – 75.

FRS 1661–85; Hunter, Royal Society, 172. gov., Charterhouse 1669; G.S. Davies, Charterhouse in London, (1921) 354. grand master of freemasons 1674–9; M.K. Schuchard, Restoring the temple of vision (2002) 722. freeman, City of London (liveryman of Merchant Taylors’ Co.) 1681. Carte 222, f. 266; G. de Krey, London and the Restoration, 212.

Parlimentarian
VILLIERS, George (1628-87)
Associated with: Helmsley, Yorks.;VCH North Yorks. i. 485-505.; Cliveden, Bucks.; York House, Westminster;CSP Dom. 1661-2, p. 500.; Wallingford House, Whitehall.Reresby Mems. 46; Carte 79, ff. 130-1.;
Likenesses

oil on canvas by Sir P. Lely, c.1675, NPG 279; line engraving by R. White, 1679, NPG D1131; mezzotint by I. Becket, aft. S. Verelst, c.1681-8, NPG D1130.

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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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BRUCE, Charles (1682-1747)

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b. 29 May 1682, 2nd but o. surv. s. Thomas Bruce, styled. Ld. Bruce (later 2nd earl of Ailesbury), and Elizabeth (1655–97), da. of Henry Seymour (1626–54), styled. Ld. Beauchamp. educ. privately; academy at Brussels, 1698. m. (1) 7 Feb. 1706 (with approx. £45,000), Anne (d. 18 July 1717), da. and coh. William Savile, 2nd mq. of Halifax, 2s. d.v.p. 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 2 Feb. 1720 (with £10,000), WSHC, Ailesbury mss 1300/1268. Juliana (d. 1739), da. Charles Boyle, 2nd earl of Burlington and 3rd earl of Cork [I], s.p.; (3) 18 June 1739, Caroline (d. 17 Jan. 1803), da. of John Campbell†, later 4th duke of Argyll [S], 1da. d. 10 Feb. 1747; will 15 May 1746, pr. 15 Apr. 1747. TNA, PROB 11/753.
Offices Held

Burgess, Bedford 1711; recorder, Bedford 1711 – d.

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BRUCE, Charles, Lord Bruce (1682-1747), of Ampthill, Beds. and Savernake Park, Wilts.
Associated with: Houghton House, Ampthill, Beds. (to 1707); Henley Park, Guilford, Surr. (1707–17);HMC 15th Rep. VII, 200, 203, 206, 219, 220, 222. ; Poland Street, Westminster (1710–14);WSHC, Ailesbury mss 1300/1281-92, 1144. ; Tottenham Park, Savernake (from 1717).
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oil on canvas, attrib. Sir G. Kneller, c.1720, sold at Sotheby’s, 14 Apr. 2011.

Author
Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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BRUCE, Robert (1626-85)

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bap. 19 Mar. 1626, o.s. Thomas Bruce, 3rd Bar. Bruce of Kinloss [S], (later earl of Elgin [S], and Bar. Bruce of Whorlton) and Anne (c.1604-27), da. and h. of Sir Robert Chichester, KB, of Raleigh, Devon. educ. travelled abroad (France, Italy, Switzerland) 1642-6; L. Inn 1672. m. 16 Feb. 1646, Diana (d. 8 Apr. 1689), da. Henry Grey, earl of Stamford, 8s. (5 d.v.p.), 9da. (3 d.v.p.). Collins, Peerage (1710), 283. d. 20 Oct. 1685; will 1 Dec. 1684, pr. 15 Dec. 1685. TNA, PROB 11/380.
Offices Held

Dep. earl marshal (jt.) 1673 – 84; PC 18 Oct. 1678 – 21 Apr. 1679, 26 Jan. 1681–d.; Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 2, 64. ld. of trade and plantations 1678 – 79, 1681 – d.; ld. chamberlain July 1685 – d.

Commr. militia and c.-in-c., Beds. Mar. 1660, loyal and indigent officers, Beds., London, Westminster and Yorks. 1662; col. militia horse, Beds. Apr. 1660; ld. lt., Beds. (jt.) 1660 – Mar. 1667, (sole) Mar. 1667 – d., Hunts. 1681 – d., Cambs. Feb. 1685 – d.; freeman, Bedford 1661; constable, Tutbury Castle 1663 – 67; steward, honour of Leicester 1667 – d., honour of Ampthill 1671 – d., Bedford 1684–d., Pearse, Schedule of the Recs. of the Corporation of Bedford, 98. Kingston-upon-Thames Aug. 1685 – d.; recorder, Godmanchester 1679–d., R. Fox, Hist. of Godmanchester, 166–7. Bedford 1684 – d.; custos rot. Beds. 1681 – d., Hunts. 1681 – d.

FRS 1663, Council 1669, 1670, 1674, 1675 M. Hunter, Royal Society, 144–5.; steward, Royal Artillery Co. 1682; Verney ms mic. M636/37, newsletter 30 Nov. 1682. gov., Charterhouse Sept. 1685–d. Bodl. Tanner 31, f. 203; Davies, Charterhouse in London, 355.

Parlimentarian
BRUCE, Robert, Lord Bruce (1626-85), of Houghton Park, Ampthill, Beds.
Associated with: Houghton House, Ampthill, Beds.;VCH Beds. iii. 290.; Elgin/Ailesbury House, St John’, Mdx.E. Wood, Hist. Clerkenwell, 224.;
Likenesses

mezzotint by J. Smith, after Sir P. Lely, 1687, NPG D7181; line engraving by W. Faithorne, c.1664-80, NPG D22626.

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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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