Family and Education
b. 24 Oct. 1675, 1st s. of Sir Richard Temple‡, 3rd bt. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1694. m. ?1715, Anne (d.1760), da. of Edmund Halsey‡, s.p. suc. fa. as 4th bt. 10 May 1697. d. 13 or 14 Sept. 1749; will 8 June 1748, pr. 13 Oct. 1749. TNA, PROB 11/773.
Offices Held
Envoy extraordinary to Vienna Oct. 1714 – May 1715; constable, Windsor Castle 1716 – 23; gov. of Jersey 1723 – d.; PC 6 July 1716.
High steward, Buckingham 1697 – d.; ld. lt. Bucks. 1728 – 38.
Col. of ft. 1702 – 10, 4 Hussars 1710 – 13, 1 R. Drags. 1715 – 21, 1 Drag. Gds. 1721 – 33, 1 tp. horse Grenadier Gds. 1742–?5, 5 Drag. Gds. 1744 – 45, 10 R. Hussars 1745 – d.; brig.-gen. 1706, maj.-gen. 1709, lt.-gen. 1710, gen. 1735, field marshal 1742; comptroller clothing the army 1708, army accts. 1722.
Parlimentarian
Likenesses
oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1710-13, NPG 3198.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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