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SEYMOUR, Sir Edward, 6th Bt. (1695-1757), of Maiden Bradley, Wilts and Berry Pomeroy, Devon.
Family and Education
bap. 17 Jan. 1695, 1st s. of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt., M.P., by Letitia, da. of Sir Francis Popham, K.B., M.P., of Littlecote, Wilts.; e. bro. of Francis Seymour. educ. Magdalen, Oxf. 1712. m. 5 Mar. 1717, Mary, da. and h. of Daniel Webb of Monkton Farleigh and Melksham Wilts., 4s. 1da. suc. fa. 29 Dec. 1740 and distant kinsman as 8th Duke of Somerset 7 Feb. 1750.
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Ld. lt. Wilts. and c.j. in eyre, north of Trent 1752 – d.
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Main residences: Maiden Bradley, Wilts.; Berry Pomeroy, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
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Seymour, Edward, 6th Bt. (1695-1757), of Maiden Bradley, Wilts. and Berry Pomeroy, Devon.
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
VERNON, Thomas (1724-71), of Hanbury Hall, Worcs.
Family and Education
b. 7 June 1724, o.s. of Bowater Vernon by his 2nd w. educ. University Coll. Oxf. 1742. m. Emma, 2nd da. of James Cornewall, M.P., of Berrington, Herefs. (bro. of Velters Cornewall), 1s. d.v.p. 1da. suc. fa. 1735.
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Parlimentarian
Main residence: Hanbury Hall, Worcs.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
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Vernon, Thomas (1724-71), of Hanbury Hall, Worcs.
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
CHETWYND, William Richard (?1683-1770), of Chetwynd House, Stafford.
Family and Education
b. ?1683, 3rd s. of John Chetwynd, M.P.; bro. of Walter and John Chetwynd, 1st and 2nd Viscts. Chetwynd [I]. educ. Westminster c.1698-1702; Ch. Ch. Oxg. 8 June 1703, aged 19. m. June 1715, Honora, da. of William Baker, consul at Algiers, 2s. 4da. suc. bro. John as 3rd Visct. 21 June 1767.
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Sec. to his bro. as envoy at Turin 1706 – 08; resident and envoy, Genoa 1708 – 12; ld. of Admiralty 1717 – 27; master of the mint 1744 – 69; under-sec. of state 1745–8.
Main residence: Chetwynd House, Stafford.
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Commons 1715-1754
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CHETWYND, William Richard (?1683-1770)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
BRUERE, George (d.1743), of Covent Gdn., London, and Great Marlow, Bucks.
Family and Education
b. between 1674 and 1678, 1st s. of George Bruere, alias Brewer, of M. Temple, London, dep. auditor of the excise, by Mary, da. of Alexander Weld of Widbury Hill, Herts. m. (2) bef. 1700, Frediswede, 1st. da. of Sir William Gulston, M.P., of Wyddial, Herts. 11ch. suc. fa. 1713.Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 649.
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Main residences: Covent Gdn., London; Great Marlow, Bucks.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
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BRUERE, George (d.1743)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
Bishop's Castle
It was said of Bishop’s Castle that the inhabitants had no trade or business except that of elections, which they found very profitable.J. R. Burton, ’Two Elections for Bishop’s Castle in the 18th Cent.’, Salop Arch. Soc. Trans. (ser. 3), ix.