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bap. 21 Feb. 1621, 4th but 1st surv. s. of Philip Herbert^†, 4th earl of Pembroke, and 1st w. Susan (1587–1629), da. of Edward de Vere^†, 17th earl of Oxford; bro. of William Herbert^‡, James Herbert^‡, and John Herbert^‡. educ. privately (tutor, Griffith Williams), Bodl. Carte 214, f. 337; Oxford DNB (Griffith Williams). Westminster sch.; Exeter Coll. Oxf., matric. 20 Apr. 1632; travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1635–7. m. (1) c. 28 Mar. 1639, Penelope (1620–c.1647), da. and h. of Sir Robert Naunton of Letherington, Suff. and wid. of Paul Bayning^†, 2nd Visct. Bayning, 1s.; (2) 1649, Katherine (d. Feb. 1678), da. of Sir William Villiers, bt. of Brooksby, Leics. 2s. 5da. d. 11 Dec. 1669; will 28 Aug. 1669, pr. 22 Dec. 1669. TNA, PROB 11/331.

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Mbr., council of state 1651–2; CSP Dom. 1651–2, p. 43. pres. council of state 3 June-13 July 1652; Ibid. 291, 328. commr. council of trade 1660 – 68.

Ld. lt. Som. (jt.) 1640–2, CSP Dom. 1640, p. 641; 1640–1, pp. 45, 85, 86. Mon., Brec., and Glam. Mar. – July 1642; custos rot. Pemb. by 1650 – d., Wilts. by 1650 – 60, Mont. by 1650 – 60, Derbys. by 1650–2?, Glam. 1660–d. The Names of the Justices of the Peace in England and Wales (1650), 73, 74, 75; A Perfect List of All Such Persons as … Are … Justices of the Peace (1660), 59. For a full list of his commissions during the civil wars see HP Commons, 1640–60.

Capt. earl of Pembroke’s Regt. of Horse 1639; CSP Dom. 1637, p. 55; 1638–9, pp. 575, 582; Addenda 1625–49, p. 607. col. Regt. of Horse 1659. CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 131.

Mbr., Co. of Royal Adventurers in Africa 1660–3, Davies, Royal African Company, 64; Sel. Charters, ed. Carr, 172–7. Royal African Co. 1663–d.; CSP Col. 1661–8, no. 408. treas. Council of the Royal Fishing 1661–d. CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 83; 1663–4, p. 138; Bodl. Clarendon 92, ff. 148v-157.

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HERBERT, Philip (1621-69)

Likenesses

oil on canvas by Sir Anthony van Dyck (group portrait of family of Philip Herbert, 4th earl of Pembroke), c.1634-5, Wilton House, Wilts.

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Littleton, Charles

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Oxford 1644

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BUTLER, James (1610-88)

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b. 19 Oct. 1610, s. of Thomas Butler, styled Visct. Thurles [I] (?1596-1619), s. of Walter Butler, 11th earl of Ormond [I] and Elizabeth (c.1588-1673), da. of Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton, Glos. educ. sch. in Finchley (Mr Conyers) 1620-22; Carte, Ormond, i. 7; Dukes of Ormonde ed. Barnard and Fenelon, 61. privately in household of George Abbot^†, archbishop of Canterbury, 1622-26. m. 25 Dec. 1629, Elizabeth (1615-84), suo jure Baroness Dingwall [S], da. of Richard Preston, 1st earl of Desmond [I] and Lord Dingwall [S], and Elizabeth da. of Thomas Butler, 10th earl of Ormond [I] 8s. d.v.p., 2da. (1 d.v.p.). KG 18 Sept. 1649. d. 21 July 1688; will 8 Apr. 1688, pr. 8 Aug. 1688. TNA, PROB 11/392.

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PC [I] 1635 – 47, 1661 – d., PC 1651 – d., PC [S] 1661 – d., 1661; ld. steward 1660 – d.; gent. of bedchamber 1660 – 66; ld. lt. [I] 1643 – 47, 1649 – 50, 1662 – 69, 1677 – 85; commr., prizes 1665, CSP Dom. 1664–5, p. 243. 1672, CSP Dom. 1671–2, p. 419. trade 1668 – 72, plantations 1671 – 72, trade and plantations 1672 – 74, 1675 – d.; admiralty 19 July 1673 – 14 May 1679, Tangier 1673–84. Williamson Letters (Cam. Soc. n.s. viii), 149; CTB, vii. 1253.

Cllr. New England 1632; ld. lt. Som. and Bristol 1660 – 72; kpr. Exmoor forest 1661; gov. Duncannon 1661, Bodl. Carte 158, p. 216. Passage, co. Waterford 1664; Ibid. 43, f. 320. high steward, Bristol 1661, Merchants and Merchandize in Seventeenth-Century Bristol ed. P. McGrath (Bristol Rec. Soc. xix), 157. Westminster 1671, CSP Dom. 1671, p. 224; Add. 36916, f. 224. Winchester by 1672 Bodl. Tanner, 43, f. 17. -?d.; freeman, Dublin 1662, Cal. Ancient Recs. of Dublin, iv. 243. Preston 1682; Preston Guild Rolls 1397–1682 ed. W.A. Abram (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc.) ix. 180. steward honour of Tutbury, 1674–83, R. Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders, 161–2; Bodl. Carte 40, f. 480. Needwood Forest 1674–1686; Bodl. Carte 40, f. 480; Carte 220, f. 134; CTB, 1685–9, p. 990. chief butler of Ire.; ld. of the regalities and liberties of the county palatine of Tipperary 1662–d. Bodl. Carte 143, ff. 23–24.

Capt. of horse 1631; lt. gen. of horse 1638; col. of horse 1640; lt. gen. of army [I] Mar. 1640 – May 1641; c.-in-c. Oct. 1641; royal commr. 1643; col. of ft. (Spain) 1656; capt. and col. of foot [I] 1660–85; Bodl. Carte 41, f. 388; Dalton, Irish Army Lists, 1660–85, pp. 4, 149; HMC Ormonde i. 411. capt. of horse 1660 – d.; col. of horse [I] 1660–85. Dalton, Irish Army Lists, 3, 147; Carte, Ormond, iv. 676, 679.

Chan. Univ. of Dublin 1645 – 53, 1660 – 88, Oxf. 1669 – d.; DCL Oxf. 1669, LLD Camb. 1670; gov. Charterhouse by 1674–d., Al. Carth. 35, 50. Dublin Hosp. 1683. CTB, 1681–5, p. 943.

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BUTLER, James (1610-88)

Associated with: Kilkenny Castle, co. Kilkenny; Chelsea;Bodl. Carte 219, f. 51; Carte 48, ff. 176-7.; Ormond House, St James’ Square, Westminster; Moor Park, Herts. and Clarendon House, Piccadilly, Mdx.

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oil on canvas, after Sir P. Lely, c.1665, NPG 370; oil on canvas by Sir P. Lely, 1678, National Trust, Kedleston Hall; oil on canvas, by W. Wissing, c.1680-85, NPG 5559.

Author

Handley, Stuart

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Lords 1660-1715

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Oxford 1644

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CAMPBELL, John (1634-1717)

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b. 29 May 1634, 1st s. of Sir John Campbell, 4th bt., of Glenorchy, and 1st w. Mary, da. of William Graham, 7th earl of Menteith [S]. m. (1) 17 Dec. 1657 (with £5,000), Mary (d. 8 Feb. 1666), da. of Henry Rich^†, earl of Holland, 2s.; (2) 7 Apr. 1678, Mary (d. 4 Feb. 1691), da. of Archibald Campbell, mq. of Argyll [S], wid. of George Sinclair, 6th earl of Caithness [S], 1s. d.v.p.; ?(3) Mildred Littler (d.1746), 1da. (?illegit.). suc. fa. as 5th bt. June 1686. d. 19 Mar. 1717.

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PC [S] 1685 – 88, 1692 – 96, 1703 – 08; commr. treasury [S] 1692 – 96, auditing accts. of treasury [S] 1694, 1695, justiciary, Highlands [S] 1702. CSP Dom. 1691–2, pp. 166, 167; 1694–5, p. 445; 1702–3, pp. 353, 571.

Lt.-col. of ft. Perth 1689. Douglas, Scots Peerage, ii. 204.

Commr. supply Argyll 1667.

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CAMPBELL, John (1634-1717)

Associated with: Stronmillochan, Argyll; Taymouth Castle, Kenmore, Perth.

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oil on canvas by J.B. de Medina, 1696, National Galleries of Scotland, PG995.

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Townend, Graham

Adams, Beverly

Hayton, David

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Oxford 1644

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PELHAM HOLLES, Thomas (1693-1768)

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b. 21 July 1693, R. Browning, The Duke of Newcastle, 1. 1st s. Thomas Pelham, later Bar. Pelham of Laughton, and 2nd w. Grace (d. 13 Sept. 1700), da. Gilbert Holles, 3rd earl of Clare; bro. of Hon. Henry Pelham^‡. educ. Westminster sch. c.1707; Clare, Camb. matric. 9 Mar. 1710, LLD 25 Apr. 1728. m. 2 Apr. 1717, Henrietta (d. 17 July 1776), da. Francis Godolphin, 2nd earl of Godolphin, s.p. suc. fa. 23 Feb. 1712 as 5th bt. KG 31 Mar. 1718. d. 17 Nov. 1768; will 29 Feb. 1768, pr. 21 Nov. 1768, 27 Jan. 1769. TNA, PROB 11/943.

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Ld. chamberlain 1717 – 24; PC 16 Apr. 1717 – d.; ld. justice 1719, 1720, 1723, 1725, 1727, 1740, 1743, 1745, 1748, 1750, 1752, 1755; sec. of state (south) 1724 – 48, (north) 1748 – 54; first ld. of the treasury 1754 – 56, 1757 – 62; ld. privy seal 1765 – 66.

Ld. lt. and custos rot. Notts. 1714 – 63, 1765 – d., Mdx. 1714 – 63, Suss. 1761 – 63; steward, Sherwood Forest 1714 – 63, Folewood Park 1714 – 63; v.-adm. Suss. 1715 – d.; recorder, Nottingham 1726.

Gov. Charterhouse 1721; G. Davies, Charterhouse in London, App. D. trustee, Westminster sch. 1733; Barker, Recs. of Old Westminsters, i. 472. high steward, Camb. Univ. 1737 – 48; chan. Camb. Univ. 1748 – d.; FRS 1749.

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PELHAM HOLLES, Thomas (1693-1768)

Associated with: Halland, Suss.; no. 66-67 Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Westminster (from 1714); Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Notts. (from 1714); 'Claremont', Surrey.

PELHAM

Likenesses

oil on canvas, Charles Jervas, c.1720 (NPG 5582); pastel, William Hoare, c.1752 (NPG 757).

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Littleton, Charles

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PELHAM, Thomas (c. 1653-1712)

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b. c. 1653, o. s. of Sir John Pelham^‡, 3rd bt. and Lucy, da. Robert Sydney, 2nd earl of Leicester. educ. Tonbridge g.s. 1663-5; Tonbridge Sch. Reg. 35, 136-7. Christ Church, Oxf. bef. 1672. m. (1) 18 Mar. 1680, Elizabeth (d.1681), da. of Sir William Jones^‡ of Ramsbury, Wilts., 2da. d.v.p.; (2) lic. 21 May 1686, Grace (d.1700), da. Gilbert Holles, 3rd earl of Clare, 2s. 6da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 20 Jan 1703. d. 23 Feb. 1712; will 19 Jan. 1709, pr. 12 Mar. 1712. TNA, PROB 11/526.

Offices Held

Dep. lt., Suss. by 1701–?1706; Suss. Arch. Coll. cxxxii. 138; CSP Dom. 1700–2, p. 250. v.-adm., Suss. 1705 – d.; steward, honour of Eagle, Suss. 1707 – d.

Commr., customs 1689 – 90; treasury 1690 – 92, 1697 – 99, 1701 – 02.

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PELHAM, Thomas (c.1653-1712), of Halland, Laughton, Suss.

Associated with: Halland, Suss.; Mdx. ); Paradise Row (later Ormonde House), Henley Row, Mdx. (1705-10). by 1695-c.1700J. Comber, Suss. Genealogies (Lewes Centre), 208-10; Add. 33064, f. 1; HMC Hastings, ii. 244; Survey of London, ii. 23-28; xviii. 131-7 (App. B); Add. 33084, f. 78.;

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Littleton, Charles

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Lords 1660-1715

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LEIGH, Edward (1684-1738)

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b. 13 Jan. 1684, 2nd but 1st surv. s. Thomas Leigh, 2nd Bar. Leigh, and 2nd w. Eleanor, da. Edward Watson, 2nd Bar. Rockingham; bro. of Charles Leigh^‡. educ. Balliol Oxf. matric. 1702; ?travelled abroad (Italy) 1711. Tyack, 180. m. 11 Sept. 1705 (settlement 20 May 1706), TNA, PROB 11/689. Mary (d.1743), da. of Thomas Holbech, of Fillongley, Warw; 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da. d. v.p. 9 Mar. 1738; will, 26 July 1737, pr. 7 Apr. 1738. Ibid.

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LEIGH, Edward (1684-1738)

Associated with: Stoneleigh, Warws. and Maxstoke, Warws.G. Tyack, Warwickshire Country Houses, 178; VCH Warws. iv. 141-2.;

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Eagles, Robin

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NEWPORT, Richard (1644-1723)

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Family and Education

b. 3 Sept. 1644, 1st s. Francis Newport, earl of Bradford, and Diana, da. of Francis Russell^†, 4th earl of Bedford. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. MA 1662. m. 20 Apr. 1681, Mary, 3rd da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd bt. of Weston-under-Lizard, Staffs. Hatton Corresp. i. 240. 6s. (4 d.v.p.) 5da. d. 14 June 1723; will 15 Jan. 1722, pr. 15 July 1723. TNA, PROB 11/592.

Offices Held

Equerry and gent. of privy chamber 1665 – 85; PC 18 Feb. 1710 – d.

Commr. for assessment, Salop 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90; freeman, Much Wenlock 1680, Ludlow 1695; dep. lt. Salop 1689–1704; CSP Dom. 1701–2, p. 249. ld. lt. Salop 1704 – 12, 1714 – 23, Mont. by 1708 – ?12, by 1716 – d.; custos rot. Salop 1708 – 12, 1714 – d., Mont. 1701–?, 1714–d.

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NEWPORT, Hon. Richard (1644-1723), of Eyton-upon-Severn, Salop.

Associated with: High Ercall, Salop; Eyton-upon-Severn, Salop; Soho Sq., Mdx.Stowe 750, f. 99.;

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Eagles, Robin

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