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HERBERT, Thomas (c. 1656-1733)

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b. c. 1656, 3rd s. Philip Herbert, 5th earl of Pembroke, being 2nd s. by 2nd w. Katherine (d.1678), da. of Sir William Villiers, bt. of Brooksby, Leics.; half-bro. William Herbert, 6th earl of Pembroke and 3rd earl of Montgomery and bro. Philip Herbert, 7th earl of Pembroke and 4th earl of Montgomery. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 18 Mar. 1673, aged 16; travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1676-9. m. (1) 26 July 1684, Margaret (d. 17 Nov. 1706), da. and h. of Sir Robert Sawyer‡ of Highclere, Hants, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 21 Sept. 1708, Barbara (d. 1 Aug. 1721), da. of Sir Thomas Slingsby‡, 2nd bt. [S] of Scriven, Yorks., wid. John Arundell, 2nd Bar. Arundell of Trerice and previously of Sir Richard Mauleverer, 4th bt. of Allerton Mauleverer, Yorks., 1da.; (3) 14 June 1725, Mary, da. of Scrope Howe‡, Visct. Howe [I] s.p. Collins, Peerage (1812), iii. 141-3. KG 14 May 1700. d. 22 Jan. 1733; will 22 Dec. 1732, pr. 5 Feb. 1733. TNA, PROB 11/657.
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PC 14 Oct. 1689 – d., ld. pres. 1699 – Jan. 1702, July 1702–8; first ld. Admiralty 1690 – 92; queen’s regency council 1690–4; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 51; iii. 97, 299. commr. inspection of hospitals 1691, CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 240–1, 473–4. appeals in prizes 1694, 1695, 1697, Ibid. 1694–5, pp. 61, 204; 1695, pp. 111–12; 1697, p. 510–11. Greenwich Hosp. 1694, relief of Vaudois 1699, Ibid. 1699–1700, p. 93. union with Scotland 1706 – 07; ld. Privy Seal 1692 – 99; ld. justice 1695 – 1701, 1714; ld. high adm. 1702, 1708 – 09; ld. lt. [I] 1707 – 08.

Ld. lt., Wilts. 1683–8 (sole), Mar. 1688-May 1689 (jt.), 1689–d. (sole), S. Wales and Mon. 1694–1715; custos rot., Glam. 1683 – 1728, Pemb. 1683 – 1715; high steward, Salisbury 1683–d., WSHC, 2057/F2/8, 16. Wilton 1685 – d.

Capt. ind. tp. of horse, June – Aug. 1685; col. regt. of ft. (Dutch establishment) 1685 – 88, 2nd Marine Regt. 1690 – 91.

Amb. extraordinary, States General 1689; first plenip. Congress of Ryswick 1697.

Freeman, E.I. Co. 1678; FRS 1685, pres. 1689 – 90; elder bro. Trinity House 1691 – 1707, master 1692 – 94; pres. Royal Lustring Co. 1692; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 387. gov. Charterhouse 1697. Davies, Charterhouse in London, App. D.

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HERBERT, Hon. Thomas (c.1656-1733), of Wilton, Wilts.
Associated with: Wilton House, Wilts. and no. 12 St James’ Square, Westminster.Dasent, Hist. of St James’ Sq. App. A.;
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oil on canvas by J. Greenhill, c.1676, NPG 5237; oil on canvas by W. Wissing, c.1685, Wilton House, Wilts.

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Littleton, Charles
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LESLIE, David (1660-1728)

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b. 5 May 1660, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of George Melville, earl of Melville [S], and Catherine, da. of Alexander Leslie (d.1644), styled. Ld. Balgonie [S], o. surv. s. d.v.p. of Alexander Leslie, earl of Leven [S]. educ. travelled abroad 1684-6. m. contract 3 Sept. 1691, Anna (d. 9 Jan. 1702) , da. of Sir James Wemyss of Burntisland, Fife, Ld. Burntisland [S], sis. David Wemyss, 4th earl of Wemyss [S], 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. d.v.p. d. 6 June 1728.
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PC [S] 1689 – 1708; commr. exchequer [S] 1689 – aft.96, remodelling of forces [S] 1689 – 90, pacification of Highlands [S] 1689, auditing treasury accts. [S] 1697 – aft.98, visitation univs. [S] 1697, auditing adm. accts. [S] 1698, auditing exchequer accts. [S] 1698, justiciary for highlands [S] 1702, union with England [S] 1702 – 03, 1706. CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 109, 350, 361, 394; CSP Dom. 1691–2, pp. 166, 167; CSP Dom. 1696, pp. 168, 195; CSP Dom. 1697, pp. 480, 538; CSP Dom. 1698, pp. 321, 405, 407, 431, 432; CSP Dom. 1702–3, pp. 353, 571; Boyer, Anne Annals, i. 156.

Col. of horse (service of Elector of Brandenburg) 1687; col. of 25 Ft. 1689 – 94; constable and capt. coy. of ft., Edinburgh Castle 1689 – 1702, 1704 – 12; brig.-gen. 1702, maj.-gen. 1704, lt.-gen. 1707; master of ordnance [S] 1705 – 12; c.-in-c. [S] 1706 – 12.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1689; commr. supply, Fife, Perth 1704; dep. steward, Strathearn 1707-aft. 1711. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 307; HMC Portland, iv. 467; x. 368.

Gov. Bank of Scotland 1697 – d.

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LESLIE, David (1660-1728)
Associated with: Melville House, Monimail, Fife; Suffolk St., Westminster.NAS, RHP 35813; HMC Stuart, iii. 551; London Jnl. xviii. 27.;
MELVILLE
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oil on canvas by J.B. de Medina, 1691, National Galleries of Scotland; ivory relief by D. Le Marchand, c.1696-1700 (Victoria and Albert Museum).

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Townend, Graham
Hayton, David
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Lords 1660-1715
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HERBERT, Philip (1653-83)

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bap. 5 Jan. 1653, 1st s. Philip Herbert, 5th earl of Pembroke and 2nd w. Katherine (d.1678) HMC Rutland, ii. 46-47. da. of Sir William Villiers, bt. of Brooksby, Leics.; half-bro. William Herbert, 6th earl of Pembroke and bro. Thomas Herbert, 8th earl of Pembroke. educ. unknown. m. 19 Dec. 1674, Bodl. Carte 38, f. 21; 39, f. 209. Henriette Mauricette (d.1728), da. of Guillaume de Penancoët, sieur de Kéroualle, Brittany, France, 1da. KB 23 Apr. 1661. Shaw, Knights, i. 163. d. 29 Aug. 1683; admon. 20 Dec. 1683 to wid.
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Custos rot., Glam. 1674 – d., Pemb. 1674 – d., Wilts. 1675–d.; Morrice, Entring Bk. ii. 382. ld. lt. Wilts. 1675–d.; CSP Dom. 1675–6, p. 101; Morrice, ii. 382. preserver of game, Wilton, Wilts. 1675–d. CSP Dom. 1675–6, pp. 236, 410.

Parlimentarian
HERBERT, Philip (1653-83)
Associated with: Wilton House, Wilts. and Leicester Fields, Mdx.CSP Dom. 1679-80, p. 399; Add. 70081, newsletter to Sir Edward Harley, 6 Jan. 1680.;
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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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EGERTON, Scroop (1681-1745)

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b. 11 Aug. 1681, 4th but 1st surv. s. John Egerton, styled. Visct. Brackley (later 3rd earl of Bridgwater) being 3rd s. with 2nd w. Jane, da. Charles Powlett, duke of Bolton; bro. of William‡, Charles‡ and Henry Egerton* [1974], bp. of Hereford. educ. travelled abroad (Holland, France, Germany 1699-1702; tutor, Jacob Herald). CSP Dom. 1699-1700, p. 152; 1702-3, p. 113; HEHL, EL 8626, 9176; Marlborough-Godolphin Corresp. 107. m. (1) 9 Feb. 1703 (with at least £10,000), F. Harris, Passion for Government: The Life of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, 97. Elizabeth (d.1714), da. John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, 2s. d.v.p., 1da.; (2) 4 Aug. 1722, Rachel (d. 22 May 1777), da. Wriothesley Russell, 2nd duke of Bedford, 5s. (3 d.v.p.), 3da. HEHL, EL 10060. d. 11 Jan. 1745; will 5 Feb. 1743, pr. 28 Jan. 1745. TNA, PROB 11/737.
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Page, duke of Gloucester 1698–9; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 429. gent. of the bedchamber to George, prince of Denmark (and duke of Cumberland) 1703 – 05, George I 1719 – 27; master of horse, George, prince of Denmark 1705 – 08; ld. chamb., princess of Wales 1714 – 17.

Ld. lt. and custos. rot. Bucks. 1703 – 12, 1714 – 28.

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EGERTON, Scroop (1681-1745)
Associated with: Ashridge, Herts.; Cleveland House, Westminster.Survey of London, xxx. 496; TNA, PROB 11/737.;
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oil on canvas by Charles Jervas, c.1710, Egerton Collection, Ashridge, Herts.

Author
Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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EGERTON, John (1623-86)

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b. 29 May 1623, HEHL, EL 6846. 3rd but 1st surv. s. of John Egerton†, earl of Bridgwater, and Frances (1583-1636), da. and coh. of Ferdinando Stanley†, 5th earl of Derby. educ. G. Inn 1633, MA, Oxf. 1663. m. 22 July 1641, Elizabeth (1626-63), da. William Cavendish, mq. (later duke) of Newcastle, 6s. (3 d.v.p.), 2da. (1 d.v.p.). HEHL, EL 8221, 8222, 8344, 8347, 8358, 8373. d. 26 Oct. 1686; will 2 Apr. 1685, pr. 28 May 1687. TNA, PROB 11/389; HEHL, EL 8163-4.
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Commr., loyal and indigent officers 1662, 1671, Bodl. Carte 32, f. 255; CSP Dom. 1671, p. 255. public accounts 1667, retrenchment of public finances 1667, TNA, PC 2/59, pp. 352, 515; CSP Dom. 1667–7, pp. 526, 676; CSP Dom. 1667, p. 338. trade, 1668 – 72, Tangier 1673–84; HEHL, EL 8456, 8467–8507; CTB 1681–5, pp. 1252–3. to treat with Emperor and king of Spain 1678, to treat with French ambassador 1679; HEHL, EL 8464, 8468; HMC Ormonde, n.s. iv. 418; CSP Dom. 1679–80, p. 194. PC 13 Feb. 1667 – d., ld. of trade and plantations 12 Mar. 1675 – d.

Ld. lt., Bucks. 1660 – d., Cheshire and Lancs. 1673 – 76, Herts. 1681–d.; HEHL, EL 8082, 8524, 8528–32. custos rot., Salop. 22 May-13 Aug. 1660; LJ, xi. 38. Bucks. 1660 – d.; Herts. 1681 – d.; warden of game, Ashridge and ten-mile area, Herts. 1660-d.; HEHL, EL 8084–5, 8118. high steward, Oxford Univ. 1663 – d., Tring, Bucks. 1670–d.; CSP Dom. 1668–9, p. 565; CSP Dom. 1660–85 Addenda, p. 303; CTB 1669–72, p. 165, 171. Chipping Wycombe, Bucks. 1672–d. HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 143.

Gov., Charterhouse 1670. Davies, Charterhouse in London, App. D.

Parlimentarian
EGERTON, John (1623-86)
Associated with: Ashridge, Herts.; Bridgwater House, Barbican, Mdx.TNA, PROB 11/389; VCH Herts. ii. 210-11; Wheatley, London Past and Present, i. 106.;
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oil on canvas by Sir P. Lely (school of), n.d., Egerton Collection, Ashridge, Herts.; oil on canvas by W. W. Claret, c.1660-80, National Trust, Tatton Park, Cheshire.

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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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HERBERT, William (1642-74)

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bap. 14 July 1642, 1st. s. Philip Herbert, styled. Lord Herbert (later 5th earl of Pembroke) and 1st w. Penelope (1620-c.1647), da. of Sir Robert Naunton of Letherington, Suff.; half-bro. Philip Herbert, 7th earl of Pembroke and 4th earl of Montgomery Thomas Herbert, 8th earl of Pembroke and 5th earl of Montgomery. educ. privately (Mr. Christopher Wace); travelled abroad (France, tutors: Sir John Denham‡, Sir Richard Fanshawe‡) 1658-9. CSP Dom. 1658-9, pp. 449, 580; Memoirs of Ann, Lady Fanshawe (1907), 122-3. unm. d. 8 July 1674; will 3 June 1674, pr. 3 May 1676. TNA, PROB 11/352.
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Dep. lt., Wilts. c.1660–?d., Glam. Jan. 1674–d.; freeman, Poole 1660; custos rot., Wilts. 1665 – d., Glam. and Pemb. 1670–d. CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 439; 1673–5, p. 116; J. Hutchins, Hist. and Antiquities of Dorset, i. 32.

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HERBERT, William, Lord Herbert of Cardiff (1642-74).
Associated with: Wilton House, Wilts.
Author
Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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EGERTON, John (1646-1701)

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b. 9 Nov. 1646, 1st s. John Egerton, 2nd earl of Bridgwater and Elizabeth (1626-63), da. William Cavendish, mq. (later duke) of Newcastle; bro. of Hon. Sir William Egerton‡ and Hon. Charles Egerton‡. educ. I. Temple 1673. m. (1) 17 Nov. 1664, Elizabeth (1648-70), da. of James Cranfield†, 2nd earl of Middlesex, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) 2 Apr. 1673 (with £12,000), Verney ms mic. M636/25, Sir R. to E. Verney, 6 Feb. 1673. Jane (1655-1716), da. Charles Powlett, styled. Ld. St John (later duke of Bolton), 7s. (2 d.v.p.), 2da. KB 23 Apr. 1661. d. 19 Mar. 1701; will 10 May 1687 – 4 Mar. 1701, pr. 26 Apr. 1701. TNA, PROB 11/460.
Offices Held

PC 7 May 1691 – d.; ld. of trade 14 May 1691-Dec. 1695; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iii. 563. commr. appeals in prizes of war c.1691–9, CSP Dom. 1693, p. 96; 1694–5, pp. 204, 238; 1695, p. 112; CSP Dom. Addenda 1689–95, pp. 111–12, 1697, pp. 510–11; CTB, x. 636; HEHL, EL 9107–54, 9167–8, 9190–9192, 9968. trade and plantations Dec. 1695–15 May 1696, CSP Dom. 1695, p. 124. to treat with French over Hudson Bay 1699; Ibid. 1699–1700, pp. 64, 67. first ld. Bd. of Trade 15 May 1696–31 May 1699, Ibid. 1696, p. 154, 1699–1700, pp. 192, 194, 273. Admiralty 31 May 1699–d., Ibid. 1699–1700, pp. 192, 194, 273. ld. justice June – Oct. 1699, June-Sept. 1700. Ibid. 1699–1700, p. 208; 1700–1702, p. 77.

Speaker, House of Lords 22 July – 30 Sept. 1697, 1 Mar. – 20 June 1700.

Dep. kpr. of leash, Ashridge, Herts. 1665–?; HEHL, EL 8107. dep. lt., Bucks. 1667–86; CSP Dom. 1667–8, p. 301; HEHL, EL 9440. col. militia regt., Bucks. 1667–86; HEHL, EL 9440. capt. militia horse, Bucks. by 1672–86; HEHL, EL 8522; Verney ms mic. M636/26, Sir R. to E. Verney, 15, 26 May 1673; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 235. ld. lt., Bucks. 1686 – 87, 1689 – d.; recorder, Brackley, Northants. 1686–8. CSP Dom. 1686–7, p. 189.

Gov. Charterhouse 1701–d. HEHL, EL 8627.

Parlimentarian
EGERTON, John, Visct. Brackley (1646-1701).
Associated with: Ashridge, Herts.; Red Lion Square, Westminster (to c.1692);HEHL, EL 8614a, H. Dale to Bridgwater, 2 Mar. 1691.; St James’ Square, Westminster (to 1696);Survey of London, xxix. 84.; Cleveland House, Westminster (from 1696).HEHL, EL 9539; Survey of London, xxx. 493.;
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oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller (school of), mid-1680s, Ashridge, Herts.; oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller (school of), National Trust, Belton House, Lincs.

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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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