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OSBORNE, Peregrine Hyde (1691-1731)

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ST JOHN, Oliver (1634-88)

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Family and Education

b. 1634, 1st. s. and h. of Sir Paulet St John (d.1638) and Elizabeth (d. aft. 1681), da. of Sir Rowland Vaughan of St. Mary Spital, Shoreditch, Mdx.; bro. of St John, 3rd earl of Bolingbroke. m. 24 Nov. 1654, Frances (d.1678), da. William Cavendish, duke of Newcastle, s.p. d. 18 Mar. 1688; will 12 Jan. 1669 – 20 May 1679, pr. 11 Aug. 1688. TNA, PROB 11/392.

Offices Held

Commr. for accounts 1666. Bodl. Carte 222, ff. 138–9; CSP Dom. 1666–7, pp. 365–6.

Recorder, Bedford 1662–84; J. Godber, Hist. of Beds. 255; Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. xxvi. pp. xiv. 156–7. custos rot. Beds. 1667 – 81.

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ST JOHN, Oliver (1634-88)

Associated with: Bletsoe (Bletso, Beds. and Melchbourne, Beds.VCH Beds. iii. 41; J. Godber, History of Beds, p. 255.;

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oil on canvas by unknown artist, Lydiard House, Lydiard Tregoze, Wilts.

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Eagles, Robin

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STUART, Walter (1683-1713)

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b. 1 Feb. 1683, o. s. of Alexander Stuart, 5th Ld. Blantyre [S], and 2nd w. Anne, da. of Sir Robert Hamilton of Pressmennan, E. Lothian (Ld. Pressmennan SCJ). unm. d. 23 June 1713; admon. 30 Sept. 1713 to bro. John Stuart (mother first renouncing). TNA, PROB 6/89, f. 156.

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STUART, Walter (1683-1713)

Associated with: Lennoxlove House, Lethington, E. Lothian.

STEWART

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Townend, Graham

Hayton, David

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BENSON, Robert (1676-1731)

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Family and Education

bap. 25 Mar. 1676, o.s. of Robert Benson (d. c. July 1676) of Wrenthorpe, Yorks. and Dorothy (d.1696), da. of Tobias Jenkins^‡ of Grimston, Yorks. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1691; travelled abroad 1693-4, Padua 1694. m. 21 Dec. 1703 (with £8,000), Elizabeth (c.1676-1757), da. Heneage Finch, Bar. Guernsey (later earl of Aylesford) 1s. d.v.p., 1da.; 1da. illegit. suc. fa. c. July 1676. d. 9 Apr. 1731; will 27 June 1729 – 9 Mar. 1730, pr. 13 Apr. 1731. PROB 11/643.

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Commr. treasury Aug. 1710 – May 1711, building 50 new churches 1711 – 15, survey, Westminster and St. James’s manors 1712; chancellor Exch. 1711 – 13; PC 14 June 1711-Sept.. 1714, 11 June 1730 – d.; treas. household 1730 – d.

Dep. lt., Yorks. (W. Riding) and York city 1700–?; CSP Dom. 1700–2, pp. 30–31. freeman, York 1705; alderman, York 1705 – 15; ld. mayor, York 1707; VCH City of York, 240. trustee, Yorks. (W. Riding) registry 1711.

?Capt., Sir Henry Belasyse’s‡ Regt. of Ft. 1691.

Amb. extraordinary, Spain Dec. 1713–14.

Dir. S. Sea Co. 1711 – 15.

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BENSON, Robert (1676-1731), of Red Hall, nr. Wakefield; Bramham Hall, Yorks.; and Queen Street, Westminster

Associated with: Red Hall, nr. Wakefield, Yorks. (W. Riding); Bramham Hall, Yorks. (W. Riding); 36; 38 Queen Street, Westminster;Survey of London, x. 75-77; TNA, PROB 11/643.; The Nunnery, Cheshunt, Herts.VCH Herts. iii. 441-58; HMC Dartmouth, i. 324; PROB 11/643.;

Likenesses

watercolour on vellum (miniature) by Andreas von Behn, 1704, Victoria and Albert Museum, acc. no. P.189-1922; oil on canvas, c.1720, Bramham Park, Yorks.

Author

Littleton, Charles

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FITZJAMES, James (1670-1734)

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Family and Education

b. 21 Aug. 1670, s. James Stuart, duke of York (later James II) and Arabella Churchill (1649-1730), da. of Sir Winston Churchill^‡. educ. Collège de Juilly (Father Gough), 1677, Collège du Plessis, 1678-84, La Flèche, Anjou, 1684; academy of M. de Vaudeuil, Paris, 1685. m. (1) 26 Mar. 1695, Honora Bourke (de Burgh) (d.1698), da. of William de Burgh, 7th earl of Clanricarde [I], wid. of Patrick Sarsfield, earl of Lucan [I], 1s.; (2) 18 Apr. 1700, Anne (c.1675-1751), da. of Henry Bulkeley^‡, master of the household to James II, 8s. 5da. KG 1688. d. 12 June 1734.

Offices Held

Gov. Portsmouth 1687; ld. lt., Hants 1687 – 89; constable, Porchester Castle 1687; lt. Forest of Southbear; warden and kpr., New Forest, 1687; CSP Dom. 1687–9, p. 112. master of the horse 1688.

Col. Royal Horse Gds. 1688.

Parlimentarian

FITZJAMES, James (1670-1734)

Associated with: Portsmouth; Liria; Xerica, Spain; Paris, France.

Likenesses

Engraving by P. Drevet after Bennedetto Gennari, 1693, BM 1888 1211.11.

Author

Paley, Ruth

Handley, Stuart

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HOWARD, Thomas (1619-1706)

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Family and Education

bap. 14 Nov. 1619, 2nd s. Thomas Howard, earl of Berkshire, and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of William Cecil^†, 2nd earl of Exeter; bro. Charles Howard, 2nd earl of Berkshire, Sir Robert Howard^‡ and Philip Howard^‡. educ. travelled abroad 1638. CSP Dom. 1637-8, p. 454. m. (1) by June 1641, Ibid. 1641-3, p.27. Frances (d. 8 May 1658), da. of Sir Richard Harrison^‡ of Hurst, Berks. 2da. (?1 d.v.p.); Collins, Peerage (1812), iii. 162. (2) Mary (1637-bef. 1706), da. of Sir Thomas Parker^‡ of Ratton, Suss. ?1da. d. 12 Apr. 1706; will 24 Sept. 1705, pr. 21 June 1706. TNA, PROB 11/488.

Offices Held

Col. regt. of horse (roy.) 1643.

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HOWARD, Thomas (1619-1706)

Associated with: Charlton, Wilts.

Author

Paley, Ruth

Handley, Stuart

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HOWARD, Thomas (1587-1669)

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Family and Education

bap. 8 Oct. 1587 Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 2), v. 142. 2nd s. of Thomas Howard^†, earl of Suffolk and 2nd w. Catharine, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Knyvett^‡, wid. of Hon. Richard Rich; bro. Edward Howard, Bar. Howard of Escrick, Henry Howard^‡, Sir Robert Howard^‡, Theophilus Howard^†, 2nd earl of Suffolk, Sir William Howard^‡. educ. Magdalene, Camb. 1598, MA 1605; G. Inn 1606; I. Temple 1607; MA Oxf. 1636; travelled abroad (France, Spain, Low Countries, ?Italy) 1608-9. Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 273; Winwood’s Memorials ed. Sawyer, iii. 119. m. 12 May 1614, Chamberlain Letters, i. 534. Elizabeth (d. Aug. 1672), da. and coh. of William Cecil^†, 2nd earl of Exeter and 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Drury, 9s. (?1 d.v.p.). 4da. Collins, Peerage, (1812), iii. 162. suc. mo. 1638; KB 6 Jan. 1605; KG 1625. d. 16 July 1669.

Offices Held

Embassy to Spain, 1605. Harl. Misc. iii. 425.

Jt. lt. Braydon Forest, Wilts. 1607-at least 1623; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 359; 1619–23, p. 512. steward, Newark 1616 – at least25; commr. oyer and terminer Western circ. 1617 – 42, 1660 – d., the Verge 1617, Oxf. circ. 1632 – 42, 1660 – d., London and Mdx. 1660 – d.; custos rot. Oxon. 1632 – at least36; ld. lt., Oxon (jt.) 1628 – 32, (sole) 1632 – 42, Mdx. (jt.) 1660 – 62; high steward, Oxf. 1632 – 49, 1660–d.; VCH Oxon, iv. 122–3, 144. constable, Wallingford Castle, steward hon. of Ewelme 1632 – ?42; commr. array Berks., Oxon., Wilts. 1642; commr. Savoy, 1661-at least 1663. CCSP, v. 108; CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 158.

Master of the horse to Prince Charles†, 1614–25; Chamberlain Letters, i. 534; ii. 615. mbr. Prince’s Council 1617–25; Estates of Eng. Crown ed. Hoyle, 276. jt. farmer of greenwax 1625 – ?41, 1657–d.; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 537, 1656–7, p. 313; CTB, i. 99, 702. PC Mar. 1639-at least 1645, May 1660 – d.; commr. to treat with Scots 1639, CSP Dom. 1639, p. 294. treaty of Ripon 1640, HMC Var. vii. 425. gov. to Prince of Wales 1644–6; HMC 4th Rep. 308; Clarendon, Rebellion, iv. 201. mbr. Council of War 1644–5; Harl. 6802, f. 17; 6852, f. 37. Prince of Wales’s Council 1645–6. Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 252–3; Clarendon, Rebellion, iv. 199.

Patentee glass monopoly 1615; Commons Debates 1621, vii. 362. gov. earl of Berkshire Guiana Co. 1631–2; WSHC, 88/1/140; Eng. And Irish Settlement on River Amazon ed. Lorimer (Hakluyt Soc. ser.2 clxxi), 103–8. mbr. Fisheries Soc. by 1632. CUL, Dd. xi. 71, f. 30v.

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HOWARD, Sir Thomas (1587-1669), of Charlton Park, Charlton, Wilts.; later of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster; Berkshire House, Mdx.; Newark Castle, Notts. and Ewelme Park, Oxon.

Associated with: Charlton, Wilts.; Berkshire House, Mdx.

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Paley, Ruth

Handley, Stuart

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BERKELEY, William (c. 1664-1741)

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Family and Education

b. c.1664, 3rd s. John Berkeley, Bar. Berkeley of Stratton and Christiana (1639-98), da. of Sir Andrew Riccard, of St. Olave’s, Hart Street, London, gov. of E. I. Co.; bro. Charles Berkeley, 2nd Bar. Berkeley of Stratton John Berkeley, 3rd Bar. Berkeley of Stratton. educ. I. Temple 1695. m. c. April 1696, Frances (d. 16 July 1707), da. of Sir John Temple of East Sheen, Surr., att. gen. [I], 3s. (1 d.v.p.), 4da. (1 d.v.p.). d. 24 Mar. 1741; will 2 June 1737, pr. 20 Apr. 1741. TNA, PROB 11/707.

Offices Held

Master of Rolls [I] 1696 – 1731; PC [I] 1696 – 1731; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster 1710 – 14; PC 21 Sept. 1710 – d.; first ld. board of trade 1714 – 15.

Parlimentarian

BERKELEY, William (c. 1664-1741)

Associated with: Twickenham, Mdx. (to 1717);Lyson, Environs of London, iii. 592.; Bruton Abbey, Bruton, Som (from 1717).VCH Som. vii. 24.;

Author

Littleton, Charles

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HARLEY, Robert (1661-1724)

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Family and Education

b. 5 Dec. 1661, 1st s. of Sir Edward Harley^‡ and 2nd w. Abigail, da. of Nathaniel Stephens, of Eastington, Glos., bro. of Edward^‡. educ. Shilton sch. 1671-80 (Samuel Birch, master); Mons. Foubert’s Academy 1680-81; HMC Portland, v. 204. M. Temple 1682. m. (1) 14 May 1685, Elizabeth (d.1691), da. of Thomas Foley^‡ of Witley Court, Worcs. 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da.; HP Commons 1690-1715, iii. 1056. (2) 4 Oct. 1694, Sarah (d.1737), da. of Simon Middleton of Edmonton, Mdx., s.p. KG 26 Oct. 1712. d. 21 May 1724; Add. 70087, ‘An account of Lord Oxford’s death put in the Evening Post’, 23 May 1724. will ?, pr.1724.

Offices Held

Speaker of the House of Commons, 1701 – 05.

Commr. public accounts, 1691 – 97; sec. of state (north) 1704–8; CSP Dom. 1704–5, p. 26. PC 23 Apr. 1704 – May 1708, 13 Aug. 1710 – Sept. 1714; commr. union with Scotland 1706; chan.of the Exchequer 1710 – 11; ld. treasurer May 1711 – July 1714; housekeeper, St James's Palace May-July 1714. Add. 72502, f. 13.

Sheriff, Herefs. Mar. – Nov. 1689; maj. of militia ft. Herefs. Dec. 1688–1696; HMC Portland, iii. 492; CSP Dom. 1696, p. 489. freeman, New Radnor 1690, Ludlow 1701; Salop RO, Ludlow borough recs., min. bk. 1690–1712. steward of crown manors, Rad. 1691 – 1714; dep. lt. Herefs., by 1694 – 1714, Rad. by 1701–1714; CSP Dom. 1696, p. 488; CSP Dom. 1700–1702, pp. 254–5. custos rot. Rad. 1702 – 14; warden, Sherwood Forest 1712–14. Add. 70247, W. Levinz to Oxford, 8 July 1712.

Commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695, Q. Anne’s Bounty 1704; gov. S. Sea Co. 1711–14; Carswell, South Sea Bubble, 57. gov. Charterhouse by 1716. Al. Carth. 78. FRS 1712. Hunter, Royal Society.

Parlimentarian

HARLEY, Robert II (1661-1724), of Brampton Bryan, Herefs.

Associated with: Brampton Castle, Herefs. and Albemarle Street, Westminster.

Likenesses

oil on canvas, aft. J. Richardson, c.1711, Palace of Westminster; oil on canvas, aft. G. Kneller, 1714, NPG 4011; J. Richardson, oils, c.1718, Christ Church, Oxf.

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Eagles, Robin

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BERKELEY, John (c. 1663-97)

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Family and Education

b. c.1663, 2nd s. John Berkeley, Bar. Berkeley of Stratton and Christiana (1639-98), da. of Sir Andrew Riccard of St. Olave’s, Hart Street, London, gov. of E. I. Co.; bro. Charles Berkeley, 2nd Bar. Berkeley of Stratton William Berkeley, 4th Bar. Berkeley of Stratton. educ. matric. Christ Church, Oxf. Aug. 1677. m. 8 Mar. 1692, Jane Martha (1672-1751), da. of Sir John Temple of East Sheen, Surr., att. gen. [I], 1da. d.v.p. d. 27 Feb. 1697; will 25 Apr. 1696, pr. 15 Apr. 1697. TNA, PROB 11/437.

Offices Held

Groom of stole to Prince George of Denmark, duke of Cumberland, 1690 – d.

Maj. Life Gds. 1684 – 91; lt. RN 1685 – 86; capt. 1686 – 88; rear adm. 1688 – 90; lt. col. 3rd tp. of Life Gds. 1691 – 92; col. 4th regt. of horse 1692 – 93, 2nd Marines 1693 – d.; v. adm. 1693 – 94, adm. 1694 – 96.

Parlimentarian

BERKELEY, John (c. 1663-97)

Associated with: Berkeley House, Westminster; Twickenham Park, Mdx (to 1685).Lyson, Environs of London, iii. 565-6.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas by Godfrey Kneller, c.1696 (joint portrait with Evelyn Pierrepont* [264], 5th earl (later duke) of Kingston and Charles Boyle* [783], Baron Clifford of Lanesborough (later 2nd earl of Burlington)), English Heritage, Chiswick House, Mdx.

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Littleton, Charles

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