CRISP, Charles (c.1680-1740), of Dornford, Oxon.

Constituency	Dates
New Woodstock	27 Oct. 1721

Family and Education

b. c. 1680, 2nd s. of Sir Nicholas Crisp, 2nd Bt., of Hammersmith and Squerryes, Westerham, Kent by Judith, da. of John Adrian, London merchant. m. 21 Apr. 1714, his cos. Anne, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Crisp of Dornford, s.p. suc. w. at Dornford 1718; a nephew as 5th Bt. 1 June 1730.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Oxon. 1715–16.

Address

Main residence: Dornford, Oxon.

biography text

Crisp’s grandfather, Sir Nicholas Crisp, 1st Bt., a rich merchant, opened up the trade with Africa, building ‘forts, castles and factories there’, which at the Restoration were confiscated and vested in the Royal African Company. All attempts on the part of his descendants to get compensation failed.1F.A. Crisp, Crisp Colls. iv. 2-4. Returned for Woodstock on the interest of the Duchess of Marlborough in 1721, he was defeated in 1722. He died 9 July 1740.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. F.A. Crisp, Crisp Colls. iv. 2-4.