JENNINGS, Sir John (1664-1743), of Byfleet, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 1664, 15th ch. of Philip Jennings of Duddlestone, Salop by Christian, da. of Sir Gerard Eyton of Eyton, Salop. m. Alice, da. of Francis Breton of Wallington, Herts., 1s. Kntd. 24 Oct. 1704. Info. from Dr P. J. Lefevre; Cussans, Herts. i(2), pp. 23, 196.

Offices Held

Entered RN 1680, lt. 1687, capt. 1689, r.-adm. 1705, v.-adm. 1708, adm. 1708; dep.-gov. Southsea Castle 1702; c.-in-c. Thames and Medway 1708, Mediterranean 1711–13; r.-adm. of Eng. 1733–4; ld. of Admiralty 1714–17, 1718–27; keeper, Greenwich Pk. 1720–d. Info. from Dr Le Fevre; Charnock, Biog. Navalis ii. 261–9, 274; CSP Dom. 1702–3, p. 372.

Gov. Greenwich Hosp. 1720–d.; er. brother, Trinity House 1720–d., master 1723–4. W. R. Chaplin, Trinity House, 18, 66.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1706. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 374.

Parlimentarian

JENNINGS, Sir John (1664-1743), of Newsells, in Barkway, Herts.

Main residence: Byfleet, Surr.

Author

P.W.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

JENNINGS, Sir John (1664-1743)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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