DIXWELL, Sir Basill, 2nd Bt. (1665-1750), of Broome, Barham, Kent

Family and Education

b. 11 Dec. 1665, o. s. of Sir Basill Dixwell, 1st Bt., of Broome by Dorothy, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Bt.†, of Knowlton, Kent. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1682; travelled abroad (France), 1684. m. (1) ?c.1688, Dorothy (d. 1718), da. of Sir John Temple of East Sheen, Surr., Speaker, house of commons [I], 1661–7, sis. of Henry Temple†, Visct. Palmerston [I] s.p.; (2) 25 Apr. 1720, his cos. Catherine, da. of William Longueville of the Inner Temple, s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 7 May 1668. Pol. State, xvi. 198; Centre Kentish Stud. Papillon mss U1015/C33/3, Lady Dixwell to [?Philip Papillon], 29 Jan. 1684–5. Dixwell’s will (PCC 145 Greenly) refers to his first wife, to whom he had been married for 30 years.

Offices Held

Freeman, Dover 1689, ct. of lodemanage Cinque Ports 1689. Add. 29625, f. 120; CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 210.

Auditor of excise June 1691–Feb. 1713, Dec. 1714–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1202; xxvii. 92; xxix. 35; P. Parsons, Monuments and Painted Glass Chiefly in E. Kent, 313.

Capt. Sandgate Castle, 1694–6; lt.-gov. Dover Castle 1696–1702, 1714–bef. d. Arch. Cant. xxi. 254, 256; CSP Dom. 1696, p. 152; 1702–3, p. 162; Papillon mss U1015/C41, p. 353; Parsons, 313.

Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CJ, xii. 508.

Parlimentarian

DIXWELL, Sir Basil, 2nd Bt. (1665-1750), of Broom House, Barham, Kent.

Main residence: Broome, Barham, Kent.

Author

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

DIXWELL, Sir Basill, 2nd Bt. (1665-1750)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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