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LEIGH, Thomas (1652-1710)

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b. 17 June 1652, s. of Sir Thomas Leigh‡, and Jane, da. of Patrick Fitzmaurice, Bar. Kerry and Lixnaw [I]. educ. Christ Church, Oxf., MA 1667. m. (1) Apr. 1669, Elizabeth (d.1678), da. of Richard Browne, s.p.; (2) 23 Oct. 1679, Eleanor (d.1705), da. Edward Watson, 2nd Bar. Rockingham, 4s. 4da. suc. fa. 5 Apr. 1662. d. 12 Nov. 1710; will 26 Oct. – 5 Nov. 1710, pr. 16 Mar. 1711. TNA, PROB 11/520.
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LEIGH, Thomas (1652-1710)
Associated with: Stoneleigh, Warws.
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Eagles, Robin
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PAGET, William (1637-1713)

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b. 10 Feb. 1637, 1st surv. s. William Paget, 6th Bar. Paget, and Frances, da. of Henry Rich†, earl of Holland. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1656–7. m. (1) July 1661, Frances (d.1681), da. of Francis Pierrepont‡ of Nottingham and Elizabeth Bray, 2s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 1681, Isabella (d.1685), da. of Sir Anthony Irby‡ of Whaplode, Lincs. and Katherine, da. of William Paget†, 5th Bar. Paget, 1s. (d.v.p.). d. 26 Feb. 1713; will 14 Apr. 1711, pr. 16 Mar. 1715. TNA, PROB 11/532.
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Ld. lt. Staffs. 1689 – 1713; custos rot. Staffs. 1689 – 1713.

Amb. Vienna, 1689 – 92, Constantinople, 1692 – 1702.

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PAGET, William (1637-1713)
Author
Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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LEIGH, Thomas (c. 1595-1672)

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b. c. 1595, 1st s. of Sir John Leigh of Hamstall Ridware, Staffs. and Ursula Hoddesdon. educ. Magdalen, Oxf. matric. 4 Nov. 1608. m. 11 Nov. 1610, Mary (d.1669) da. of Sir Thomas Egerton‡ of Dodleston, Cheshire, and Elizabeth Venables, 5s. (3 d.v.p.), 6da. Dugdale, Antiquities of Warwickshire, iv. 180. suc. grandfa. 3 Feb. 1626. d. 22 Feb. 1672; Isham Diary, 85 ; CSP Dom. 1671–2, p. 159. will 6 Jan. 1671, pr. 6 Apr. 1672. TNA, PROB 11/338.
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Dep. lt. Staffs. 1627 – at least28, Warws. by 1639; sheriff, Warws. 1636 – 37; commr. array Warws. 1642. Warws. CRO, Z237, cited in A. Hughes, Politics, Society and Civil War in Warwickshire 1620–1660, 137n.

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LEIGH, Sir Thomas, 2nd Bt. (c.1595-1672), of Stoneleigh, Warws. and Leighton Buzzard, Beds.
Associated with: Stoneleigh, Warws.CSP Dom. 1671-2, p.159.;
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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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BOYLE, Charles (1674-1731)

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b. 28 July 1674, 2nd surv. s. of Roger Boyle (1646-82), (later 2nd earl of Orrery [I]) and Mary (1648-1710), da. Richard Sackville, 5th earl of Dorset; bro. of Lionel Boyle‡, 3rd earl of Orrery [I]. educ. Sevenoaks sch.; St Paul’s sch. (tutor Thomas Gale); travelled abroad (Holland, France) 1685-6; Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 1690, BA 1694. m. 30 Mar. 1706 (with £4,000), Elizabeth (d.1708), da. John Cecil, 5th earl of Exeter, 1s. 2s. 2da. illegit. with Margaret Swordfeger (d.1741). KT 30 Oct. 1705. d. 28 Aug. 1731; will 6 Nov. 1728 -1, July 1730, pr. 3 May 1732.TNA, PROB 11/646.
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Recvr. gen., alienations office 1699 – 1717; PC 9 Feb. 171-June 1727; gent. of the bedchamber 1714 – 17.

Ld. lt., Som. 1714 – 15; custos rot., Som. 1714 – 15.

Col., earl of Orrery’s Regt. of Ft. 1704 – 07, 2nd duke of Argyll’s Regt. of Ft. 1707 – 10; 21st Regt. of Ft. (Royal Scots Fusiliers) 1710 – 16; brig. gen. 1709 – 10; maj. gen. 1710 – 16.

Envoy extraordinary and plenip., United Provinces and Spanish Netherlands (Council of State) 1711 – 13.

FRS 1706.

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BOYLE, Hon. Charles II (1674-1731).
Associated with: Glasshouse Street, Piccadilly, Mdx. (to 1723);Survey of London, xxxii. 517-18.; Marston Hall, Som. (from 1714); Britwell (from 1714).TNA, PROB 11/646.;
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oil on canvas by Charles Jervas, 1707, NPG 894; oil on canvas by Thomas Forster, c.1710, Christ Church, Oxf.

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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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SYDNEY, John (1680-1737)

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b. 14 Feb. 1680, 2nd surv. s. Robert Sydney, 4th earl of Leicester, and Elizabeth, da. John Egerton, 2nd earl of Bridgwater; bro. Philip Sydney, 5th earl of Leicester. educ. unknown. unm. KB 27 May 1725. d. 27 Sept. 1737; will 10 May, pr. 1 Oct.–3 Nov. 1737. TNA, PROB 11/685.
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PC 1731; ld. of the bedchamber 1717 – 27; ld. warden of Cinque Ports 1717 – 28; capt. yeoman of the gd. 1725 – 31; constable, Tower of London 1731 – d.

Ld. lt. Kent 1724 – d.; high steward, Otford 1731 – d.

Ensign 1st Ft. Gds. 1696, brevet lt. col. 1702 – 05.

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SYDNEY, Hon. John (1680-1737), of Penshurst, Kent
Associated with: Penshurst, Kent; Leicester House, London; 15 Queen Anne’ Gate, London . (1713)
SIDNEY
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oil on canvas by Joseph Highmore, 1728, Manchester City Art Galleries.

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Adams, Beverly
Paley, Ruth
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PAGET, William (1609-78)

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b. 13 Sept. 1609, 1st s. of William Paget†, 5th Bar. Paget, and Lettice (d.1655), da. and coh. of Henry Knollys‡ of Ewelme, Oxon. and Kingsbury, Warws. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1627. m. 28 June 1632, Frances (d.1672), da. of Henry Rich†, earl of Holland, 3s. 7da. KB 1 Feb. 1626. d. 19 Oct. 1678; admon. William Paget, 7th Bar. Paget, 14 Nov. 1678. TNA, PROB 6/53, f. 104.
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Ld. lt. Bucks. (roy.) 1641 – 42, (parl.) 1642; kpr. New Lodge Walk, Windsor Forest 1642; custos rot. Staffs. 1660 – 78.

Col. ft. regt. (roy.) 1642.

Fell. comm. Wadham, Oxf. 1643.

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PAGET, William (1609-78)
Associated with: Beaudesert, Staffs.;Collections for a Hist. of Staffs. ser. 4, ii. 40.; Old Palace Yard, Westminster;Staffs. RO, Paget pprs. D603/K/2/2, f. 60.; West Drayton, Mdx.VCH Mdx. iii. 192-3.;
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Eagles, Robin
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SYDNEY, Philip (1676-1705)

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b. 8 July 1676, 1st s. Robert Sydney, styled Visct. Lisle (later 4th earl of Leicester), and Elizabeth, da. John Egerton, 2nd earl of Bridgwater; bro. John Sydney, later 6th earl of Leicester. educ. travelled abroad 1698. m. 17 Dec. 1700, Anne (d. 1726), da. and coh. of Sir Robert Reeve‡, 2nd bt. of Thwaite, Suff. d.s.p. d. 24 July 1705; will 20 June 1704, pr. 11 Aug. 1705. TNA, PROB 11/482.
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SYDNEY, Hon. Philip (1676-1705), of Penshurst, Kent
Associated with: Penshurst, Kent; Leicester House, Westminster.
SIDNEY
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Paley, Ruth
Eagles, Robin
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SYDNEY, Philip (1619-98)

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b. 10 Jan. 1619, 1st s. Robert Sydney, 2nd earl of Leicester and Dorothy, da. of Henry Percy†, 3rd earl of Northumberland; bro. of Algernon Sydney‡ Henry Sydney, later earl of Romney; bro.-in-law of Henry Spencer†, earl of Sunderland. educ. G. Inn 1633; Christ Church, Oxf. 1634; travelled abroad (Denmark, Holstein) 1632, (France) 1636-41. m. 19 May 1645 (with £6,000), Catherine (d.1652), 3rd da. William Cecil, 2nd earl of Salisbury, and Catherine, da. of Thomas Howard†, earl of Suffolk, 3s. (2 d.v.p.), 1da (d.v.p.); HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, vi. 466, 560, 596, 613; TNA, C10/251/64. 1da. illegit. with Grace Saunders formerly Pensac (Pensacke); 1s., 2da. illegit. with Jane Highems formerly Pensac (Pensacke). d. 6 Mar. 1698; will 6 Mar 1685-2 Mar. 1698, pr. 26 Mar. 1698. TNA, PROB 11/444.
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Capt. tp. of horse, 1640 – 42, col. (parl.) regt. of horse in Ireland, 1641 – 43; lt. gen. Irish army, c. Sept. 1642 – Aug. 1643; col. of horse and ?ft. (parl. army in Ireland) 1646 – 47.

Commr. prevention of abuses in heraldry 1646; ld. lt. (parl.) [I], 1646 – 47; cllr. of state 14 Feb. 1649, 1650, 1653; cttee. preservation of goods from sale of late king’s goods 1650; pres. of the council, 23 Feb. – 23 Mar. 1652; cllr. to Oliver Cromwell‡, 1653.

Custos. rot. Kent 1656. HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, vi. 499.

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SYDNEY, Philip (1619-98)
Associated with: Penshurst, Kent; Sheen, Surr. and Leicester House, Westminster.
SIDNEY
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oil on canvas, attrib. to G. Honthorst, Viscount de Lisle; group portrait, oil on canvas, by Sir A. Van Dyck, Penshurst Place, Kent.

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Paley, Ruth
Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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SYDNEY, Robert (1595-1677)

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b. 1 Dec. 1595, 4th but o. surv. s. of Robert Sydney†, earl of Leicester, and 1st w. Barbara, da. and h. of John Gamage of Coity (Coety), Glam. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1607-10; travelled abroad (Brussels) 1613; G. Inn 1618; embassy (Germany) 1619. m. (with £6,000) c. Jan. 1615, Dorothy (d.1659), 1st da. of Henry Percy†, 3rd earl of Northumberland, 6s. (2 d.v.p.), Add. 61489, f. 97. 9da. (5 d.v.p.). KB 1610. d. 2 Nov. 1677; will 28 Sept. 1665 – 6 Apr. 1675, pr. 27 Nov. 1677. TNA, PROB 11/355.
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Capt. coy. of ft. Flushing 1611 – 16, col. English regt. in Dutch service 1616 – 23.

Amb. extraordinary, Denmark 1632, Holstein 1632, France 1636 – 41.

PC 1639, 31 May 1660 – d.; ld. lt. [I] 1641 – 43; Speaker, House of Lords 7- 12 Mar. 1642.

Ld. lt. Kent (Parl.) 1642.

Freeman, Merchant Adventurers’ Co. 1632; gov. Mineral and Battery Works Co. 1660 – 62.

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SIDNEY, Sir Robert (1595-1677), of Penshurst, Kent and Baynard’s Castle, London
Associated with: Penshurst, Kent and Leicester House, Westminster.
SIDNEY
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oil on canvas by C. Johnson, 1632, Penshurst Place, Kent; oil on canvas by Sir A. Van Dyck, Penshurst Place, Kent; group portrait with brother, oil on canvas by Sir A. Van Dyck; oil on canvas, style of Sir A. Van Dyck, National Trust, Powis Castle; oil on canvas, unknown artist, Althorp House, Northants.

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Paley, Ruth
Eagles, Robin
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ST. JOHN, Henry (1678-1751)

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b. 16 Sept. 1678, 1st s. of Henry St. John†, cr. Visct. St John 1716, and 1st w. Lady Mary Rich, da. and coh. of Robert Rich†, 3rd earl of Warwick. educ. ?Eton c.1692; DCL, Oxf. 1702; travelled abroad (France, Switzerland, Italy) 1698–9; Padua Univ. 1699. m. (1) 22 May 1701, Frances (d.1718), da. and coh. of Sir Henry Winchcombe‡, 2nd bt. s.p.; (2) May 1720, Marie Claire (d.1750), da. of Armand des Champs, seigneur de Marcilly, wid. of Philip le Valois de Villette, s.p. d. 12 Dec. 1751; will 22 Nov. 1751, pr. 5 Mar. 1752. TNA, PROB 11/793.
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Sec. at war 1704 – 08; PC 21 Sept. 1710–14; sec. of state (north) 1710 – 13, (south) 1713 – 14; envoy to France 1712; sec. of state to Pretender 1715–16. HMC Stuart, ii. 11.

Ld. lt. Essex 1712 – 15; recorder, Harwich 1712 – 15; high steward, Newbury ?1712. London Gazette, 26–29 July 1712.

Dir. S. Sea Co. 1711 – 15.

FRS 1713.

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ST. JOHN, Henry II (1678-1752), of Bucklebury, Berks.
Associated with: Bucklebury, Berks.; Battersea, Surr.
Likenesses

oil on canvas, Alexis Simon Belle, c.1712, NPG 593; oil on canvas, attrib. to J. Richardson, c.1730, NPG 1493.

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