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HOWARD, Henry, Lord Walden (1670-1718).

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b. 1670, 1st s. of Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk, by Mary, da. and h. of Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stuart [I]. educ. Mr Froholk’s sch., Panton Street, London; Magdalene Coll. Camb. 1685. m. (1) 6 Aug. 1691, Lady Aubery Anne Penelope (d. 1703), da. of Henry O’Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond [I], 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) Apr. 1705, Lady Henrietta (d. 1715), da. of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, sis. of Charles Somerset†, Mq. of Worcester, and wid. of 1st wife’s bro. Henry Horatio O’Brien (styled Ld. O’Brien or Ld. Ibrackan), s.p. Styled Ld. Walden 1691–1706; cr. Earl of Bindon 30 Dec. 1706; suc. fa. as 6th Earl of Suffolk 10 Dec. 1709. Morant, Essex, ii. 550.
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Commissary-gen. of musters 1697–1707; dep. earl marshal 1706–d. PC 26 June 1708–d. commr. claims for coronation 1714; first ld. of Trade 1715–d.

Ld. lt. Essex 1714–d.

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HOWARD, Craven (c.1649-1700), of Elford Hall, Staffs.

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b. c. 1649, o. s. of Hon. William Howard, 4th s. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Berkshire, by Elizabeth, da. of Lothiel Dundas of Dunbar, Haddington. m. (1) 29 July 1673, Anne (bur. 1682), da. of Thomas Ogle of Pinchbeck, Lincs., maid of honour to Queen Catherine of Braganza, 1da.; (2) 12 June 1683 (aged about 34), Mary, da. of George Bowes (d. 1656) of Elford Hall, and h. to her bro. Richard (d. 1661), 1s. 2da. suc. fa. by 1662. Westminster Abbey Reg. (Harl. Soc. x), 10, 205; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxx), 135; F. E. Paget, Recs. Ashtead Estate, 128, 194.
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Gov. Linen Manufacturing Co. 1690. Evelyn Diary, iii. 345.

Main residence: Elford Hall, Staffs.
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HOWARD, Craven (c.1649-1700)

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HOWARD, Charles, Visct. Morpeth (c.1669-1738).

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b. c. 1669, 1st s. of Edward Howard†, 2nd Earl of Carlisle, by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir William Uvedale†, treasurer of the chamber, of Wickham, Hants; wid. of Sir William Berkeley, RN; bro. of Hon. William Howard*. educ. Morpeth g.s. m. lic. 25 July 1688, Lady Anne (d. 1752), da. of Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. as 3rd Earl of Carlisle 23 Apr. 1692. Hodgson, Northumb. pt. 2, ii. 402; Howard mss at Castle Howard J8/31.
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Merchant Adventurer, 1689. Rutland mss at Belvoir Castle, Belvoir letters and pprs. xx.

Gov. of Carlisle 1693–d.; gent. of bedchamber 24 June 1700–2; dep. earl marshal May 1701–6; PC 19 June 1701–d.; first ld. of Treasury Dec. 1701–May 1702, May– Oct. 1715; commr. for union with Scotland 1706; ld. justice 1714; constable of the Tower 1715–22; gov. and constable, Windsor Castle 1723–30; master of foxhounds and harriers 1730–d.

Ld. lt. Westmld. and Cumb. 1694–d., Tower Hamlets 1717–22; custos rot. Westmld. and Cumb. 1700–14; freeman, Southampton 1697; freeman, Carlisle 1700, alderman, 1700, mayor 1700–1; freeman, Beverley 1703. Cumbria RO (Carlisle), Carlisle bor. recs. Ca/2/2, f. 45; Ca/3/1/291; Southampton RO, Southampton bor. recs. SC3/1, f. 248; Beverley Bor. Recs. (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. lxxxiv), 192.

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HOUSTOUN (HOUSTON), John (d. 1722), of Houstoun, Renfrew, and Glasgow, Lanark.

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o. s. of Sir John Houstoun, 2nd Bt., MP [S], of Houstoun and Glasgow by Anne, da. of John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort [S]. educ. Glasgow 1701. m. c. Nov. 1713, Margaret, da. of Sir John Schaw, 2nd Bt., of Greenock, Renfrew, and sis. of Sir John Schaw, 3rd Bt.*, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. Dec. 1717.
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Commissary, Glasgow by 1714. The Gen. v. 22–3; Extracts Glasgow Burgh Recs. iv. 278; Recs. Glasgow Univ. (Maitland Club, lxxii), iii. 173; SRO Indexes, iii. 440.

Main residences: Houstoun, Renfrew; Glasgow, Lanark.
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HOUSTOUN, John (d. 1722)

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HOUBLON, Sir James (1629-1700), of Winchester Street, London, and Leyton, Essex

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bap. 26 July 1629, 2nd s. of James Houblon, merchant, of St. Mary Woolchurch, London by Mary, da. of John Du Quesne of London, and Canterbury, Kent. m. 11 May 1658, Sarah, da. of Charles Wynne of St. Benet Paul’s Wharf, London, 2s. 4da. Kntd. 29 Oct. 1692. A. A. Houblon, Houblon Fam. i. 200, 364–5; Evelyn Diary, iv. 306; IGI, London; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 93; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiv), 633; PCC 160 Noel.
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Freeman, Dyers’ Co. 1654, asst. bef. 1687; common councilman, London 1675–83, 1688–90, 1691–2, alderman 1692–d. Guildhall Lib. ms 8168/1; Beaven, Aldermen, ii. 118.

Cttee. E. I. Co. 1667–74, 1675–7, 1678–9, 1680–1; asst. Levant Co. 1684–5, 1692–3; dir. Bank of Eng. 1694–d. Info. from Prof. H. G. Horwitz.

Commr. public accts. 1694–5, taking subscriptions to Bank of Eng. 1694, Greenwich Hosp. 1695. NLS, Advocates’ mss, Bank of Eng. pprs. 31.1.7; Add. 10120, ff. 232–6.

Main residences: Winchester Street, London; Leyton, Essex.
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HOUBLON, Sir James (1629-1700)

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HOTHAM, Sir Charles, 4th Bt. (c.1663-1723), of Scorborough, nr. Beverley, Yorks.

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b. c. 1663, o. s. of Rev. Charles Hotham, rector of Wigan 1653–62, by Elizabeth, da. of Stephen Thompson of Humbleton, Yorks. educ. Sedbergh sch.; St. John’s, Camb. 1681, BA 1685, MA 1688, fellow 1685–92. m. (1) 9 Sept. 1690, Bridget (d. 1707), da. of William Gee*, 3s. 7da.; (2) (with £836 p.a.) Lady Mildred, da. of James Cecil†, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, wid. of Sir Uvedale Corbet, 3rd Bt., of Longnor, Salop, 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1672, cos. Sir John Hotham, 3rd Bt.† as 4th Bt. 25 Aug. 1691. Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Clay, iii. 263–4; P. Roebuck, Yorks. Baronets 1640–1760, p. 80.
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Col. of ft. (later 27 Ft.) 1705; brig.-gen. 1710, half-pay 1713; col. of ft. (later 44 Ft.) 1715; col. 16 Drag. Gds. 1717–18, 36 Ft. 1719; trans. 8 Ft. 1720, R. Drag. Gds. 1721–d. Boyer, Anne Annals, iv. 9; ix. 415; Boyer, Pol. State, iv. 68, 70; Roebuck, 77.

Recorder, Beverley 1714–d. Roebuck, 77.

Main residence: Scorborough, nr. Beverley, Yorks.
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HORNER, Thomas (1688-1741), of Mells, Som.

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bap. 3 July 1688, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of George Horner† by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Robert Fortescue of Filleigh, Devon. educ. Trinity, Oxf. 1705. m. 1713, Susanna (d. 1758), da. of Thomas Strangways I*, Dorset, sis. and coh. of Thomas Strangways II*, 2s. d.v.p. 1da. suc. fa. 1708; assumed add. name of Strangways on his wife’s succeeding to Melbury 1726. IGI, Somerset; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 663, 665–7, 680.
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Sheriff, Som. 1711–12; freeman, Bath 1713. Bath RO, Bath council bk. 4, p. 43.

Main residence: Mells, Som.
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HORNER, Thomas (1688-1741)

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HOPSON, Thomas (1643-1717), of Weybridge, Surr.

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bap. 5 Apr. 1643, s. of Anthony Hopson of Shalfleet, I.o.W. m. 1 June 1680, Elizabeth (d. 1740), da. of John Timbrell of Portsmouth, Hants, 1s. 4da. (1 d.v.p.). Kntd. 29 Nov. 1702. Manning and Bray, Surr. ii. 790–1; PCC 22 Rethven; Soc. of Geneal. index to par. regs.
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Midshipman, RN by 1669, 2nd lt. 1672, 1st lt. 1676, capt. 1678, r.-adm. 1693, v.-adm. 1693; ensign, Maj. Oliver Nicholas’ Ft. Coy. Portsmouth garrison by 1682; lt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1685, capt. and lt.-col. 1692–6; c.-in-c. squadron in Channel 1694, 1699; commr. of navy 1702–14. Info. from Dr P. J. Le Fevre; G. Duckett, Naval Commrs. 6; CSP Dom. 1682, p. 519.

Gov. Greenwich Hosp. 1704–8. Luttrell, Brief Relation, v. 378; vi. 296.

Main residence: Weybridge, Surr.
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HOPSON, Thomas (1643-1717)

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HOPKINS, Thomas (aft.1641-1720), of the Middle Temple

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b. aft. 1641, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Richard Hopkins† of Palace Yard, Earl Street, Coventry, Warws. and the Inner Temple; bro. of Richard Hopkins*. educ. I. Temple 1669; M. Temple 1679, called 1687. unm. Lipscomb, Bucks. i. 377; Cal. I.Temple Recs. iii. 60; M.T. Adm. i. 199.
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Steward, Coventry 1687.

Under-sec. of state 1694– Apr. 1695, 1697– May 1702, Dec. 1706–10; commr. for transports May 1695–May 1702; comptroller of the salt duties June 1702–May 1706, commr. May 1706–8; searcher, packer and gauger, ports of Dublin, Skerries, Malahide and Wicklow [I] 1714–d. Add. 28940, f. 212; Cal. Treas. Bks. xvii. 238; xx. 650; xxiv. 281; Liber Munerum Publicorum Hiberniae ed. Lascelles, pt. 2, p. 158.

Main residence: the Middle Temple.
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HOPKINS, Thomas (aft. 1641-1720)

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HOPKINS, Richard (c.1641-1708), of Palace Yard, Earl Street, Coventry, Warws.

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b. c. 1641, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Richard Hopkins† of Palace Yard, Earl Street, Coventry and the Inner Temple by Sarah, da. and coh. of John Button† of Buckland, Lymington, Hants; bro. of Thomas Hopkins*. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1657; I. Temple 1658, called 1665. m. 16 June 1670, Mary (d. 1711), da. and coh. of Robert Johnson, Grocer, of Ilford, Essex, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1682. Soc. of Geneal. Coventry St. Michael bishops’ transcripts; C5/45/82; Lipscomb, Bucks. i. 377; PCC 62 Barrett.
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Master, drapers’ co. of Coventry 1672–3, 1682–3, 1703–4. Coventry RO, drapers’ co. order bk. 1671–1777, ff. 3, 31, 129.

Main residence: Palace Yard, Earl Street, Coventry, Warws.
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HOPKINS, Richard (c.1641-1708)

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