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COMPTON, Hon. George (1692-1758).
Family and Education
b. 1692, 2nd s. of George, 4th Earl of Northampton; bro. of Hon. Charles Compton, educ. Eton 1706-7. m. 5 Mar. 1748, Frances, da. of Rev. Thomas Payne, s.p. suc. bro. as 6th Earl 3 Oct. 1754.
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Cornet,Cornet, R. Horse Gds. 1707; maj. 1713; ret. 1715.
Ld. of Treasury Feb. 1742 – Dec. 1744.
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COMPTON, Hon. George (1692-1758)
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COMPTON, Spencer (1738-96).
Family and Education
b. 16 Aug. 1738, 2nd s. of the Hon. Charles Compton. educ. Westminster 1746. m. (1) 23 July 1757, Jane (d. 26 Nov. 1767), da. and h. of Henry Lawton of Northampton, 1s. 1da.; (2) 16 May 1769, Anne, da. and h. of Culpeper Hougham, linen-draper in St. Paul’s Churchyard, s.p. suc. bro as 8th Earl of Northampton 18 Oct. 1763.
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Ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1756; capt. 31 Ft. 1757; retired 1760.
Groom of the bedchamber Nov. 1760 – Apr. 1763; recorder, Northampton Dec. 1763 – d.; ld. lt. Northants. 1771 – d.
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COMPTON, Spencer (1738-96)
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CONGREVE, Ralph (?1721-75), of Aldermaston, Berks.
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b. ?1721, o.s. of Col. Ralph Congreve, lt. gov. of Gibraltar, by his w. Anne Hanmer. educ. Worcester, Oxf. 3 Apr. 1738, aged 16. m. 29 June 1752, Charlotte, da. and h. of William, 3rd Baron Stawell, wid. of Ruishe Hassell, s.p. suc. fa. 1725.
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Main residence: Aldermaston, Berks.
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Commons 1754-1790
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CONGREVE, Ralph (?1721-75)
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CONOLLY, Thomas (?1737-1803), of Stretton Hall, Staffs., and Castletown, co. Kildare
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b. ?1737, 1st s. of William Conolly, M.P., by Lady Anne Wentworth, da. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford. educ. Westminster Jan. 1750, aged 12. m. 30 Dec. 1758, Lady Louisa Augusta Lennox, da. of Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond, s.p. suc. fa. 1754.
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M.P. [I] 1761 – 1800; P.C. [I] 1761.
Main residences: Stretton Hall, Staffs.; Castletown, co. Kildare.
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Commons 1754-1790
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CONOLLY, Thomas (?1737-1803)
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CONWAY, Hon. Henry Seymour (1719-95), of Park Place, Berks.
Family and Education
bap. 12 Aug. 1719, 2nd s. of Francis, 1st Lord Conway, by his 3rd w. Charlotte, da. of John Shorter of Bybrook, Kent; bro. of Francis, 1st Earl of Hertford, and cos. of Sir Edward and Horatio Walpole. educ. Eton 1732. m. 19 Dec. 1747, Caroline, da. of John Campbell (d. 1770) , 4th Duke of Argyll [S], wid. of Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury, 1da. who m. 1767 Hon. John Damer.
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Lt. 5 Drag. 1737; capt.-lt. 8 Drag. 1740; capt.-lt. 1 Ft. Gds. and lt.-col. 1741; capt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1742; col. 1746; col. 48 Ft. 1746 – 49, 34 Ft. 1749 – 51, 13 Drag. 1751 – 54, 4 Horse 1754 – 59; maj.-gen. 1756; lt.-gen. 1759; col. 1 Drag. 1759 – 64, 4 Drag. 1768 – 70, R. Horse Gds. 1770 – d.; gen. 1772; gov. Jersey 1772 – d.; f.m. 1793.
M.P. [I] 1741 – 61.
Groom of the bedchamber 1757 – 64; P.C. 10 July 1765; sec. of state, southern dept. July 1765 – May 1766, northern dept. May 1766-Jun. 1768; lt.-gen. of Ordnance Aug. 1767 – Oct. 1772; c.-in-c. army Mar. 1782-Dec. 1783.
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Main residence: Park Place, Berks.
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CONWAY, Hon. Henry Seymour (1719-95)
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