GRANVILLE, Bernard I (1631-1701), of Birdcage Walk, Westminster, and Apps Court, Walton-on-Thames, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 4 Mar. 1631, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Bevill Granville† of Stowe, Cornw. by Grace, da. of Sir George Smyth of Exeter, Devon. educ. Angers acad. 1651. m. lic. 25 Feb. 1664, Anne (d. 1701), da. and h. of Cuthbert Morley of Hawnby, Yorks., 3s. 2da. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 192; R. Granville, Granville Fam. 327, 336, 404, 406.

Offices Held

Underkeeper, St. James’s Park 1660–d.; gent. of bedchamber to Duke of Gloucester 1660; equerry of horse Sept. 1660–72; jt. keeper of Petersham Walk, Surr. 1663–d.; groom of bedchamber 1672–88; envoy extraordinary to Florence, Genoa and Savoy 1675–6; jt. surveyor and receiver of green wax fines 1678–9; master of the swans 1683–92; comptroller-gen. of wine licences 1685–90. CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 213; 1663–4, p. 75; Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 1271; v. 795; vi. 121; viii. 124; ix. 873; N. F. Ticehurst, Mute Swan in Eng., 65.

Freeman, Liskeard, Plymouth and Plympton Erle 1685, Portsmouth 1686; recorder, Doncaster 1685–?Oct. 1688. CSP Dom. 1685, pp. 65, 66, 87; Plymouth Municipal Recs. ed. Worth, 8; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 368.

Parlimentarian

GRANVILLE (GRENVILLE), Bernard (1631-1701), of The Mews Gatehouse, Westminster; Apps Court, Walton-on-Thames, Surr. and Marr, Yorks.

Main residences: Birdcage Walk, Westminster; Apps Court, Walton-on-Thames, Surr.

Author

E.C.

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

GRANVILLE, Bernard I (1631-1701)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image