OFFLEY, John (c.1717-84), of St. James’s, Westminster.

Family and Education
b. c. 1717, 1st s. of Crewe Offley. educ. Grand Tour 1739. unm. suc. fa. 1739.
Offices Held

Surveyor of the King’s private roads 1756 – 57; groom of the bedchamber 1757 – 62.

Address
Main residence: St. James's, Westminster.
biography text

John Offley, described by Lord Hardwicke as ‘a gentleman of a considerable estate’1Hardwicke to Philip Yorke, 20 June 1747, Add. 35351, f. 108. was returned for Bedford in 1747 on the Duke of Bedford’s interest, classed as a government supporter. A well-known gamester, he joined White’s in 1749, losing £1,300 in one night at play.2Walpole to Rich. Bentley, 9 Jan. 1755.

He died 3 Apr. 1784, aged 66.

Author
R.S.L.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Notes
  • 1. Hardwicke to Philip Yorke, 20 June 1747, Add. 35351, f. 108.
  • 2. Walpole to Rich. Bentley, 9 Jan. 1755.