ONSLOW, Thomas (1679-1740), of West Clandon, Surr.

Family and Education

bap. 27 Nov. 1679, o. surv. s. of Sir Richard Onslow, 3rd Bt.*; educ. Eton 1691–3; travelled abroad (Holland, ?France) 1697–8; Camb. Univ. LL.D. 1717. m. 17 Nov. 1708 (with c.£70,000), Elizabeth (d. 1731), da. and h. of John Knight, Jamaica merchant, and niece and h. of Col. Charles Knight, merchant, of Kingston, Jamaica, 1s. suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Onslow 5 Dec. 1717.

Offices Held

Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711.

Out-ranger, Windsor Forest 1715–17; teller of Exchequer 1718–d.

Ld. lt., Surr. 1717–d., custos rot. 1737–d.; high steward, Guildford 1717–d. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. pp. lxii, lxxv, 41; iii. 54; Surr. RO (Guildford), 97/11/6, Sir Richard Onslow’s account, 29 Apr. 1698; Luttrell, Brief Relation, vi. 374; C. E. Vulliamy, Onslow Fam. 53; Pittis, Present Parl. 351.

Parlimentarian

ONSLOW, Thomas (1679-1740), of Clandon, Surr.

Main residence: West Clandon, Surr.

Author

P.L.G.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

ONSLOW, Thomas (1679-1740)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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