GRANVILLE, George (1666-1735), of Stowe, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. 9 Mar. 1666, 2nd s. of Bernard Granville I* and bro. of Bernard II* and Sir Bevill Granville*. educ. travelled abroad (France) 1676–7; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1677, MA 1679; acads. in Paris 1682–7. m. 15 Dec. 1711, Lady Mary (d. 1735), da. of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, wid. of Thomas Thynne of Old Windsor, Berks., 4da. suc. uncle Denis Granville 1703, bro. Sir Bevill Granville 1706; cr. Baron Lansdown 1 Jan. 1712.

Offices Held

Gov. Pendennis Castle Mar. 1703–Nov. 1714; recorder, Launceston 1710–19; freeman and high steward, Barnstaple 1713–?14. Bank of Eng. Morice mss, Sir Nicholas* to Humphrey Morice†, 3 Oct. 1710.

Sec. at war 1710–12; comptroller of Household July 1712–Aug. 1713, treasurer Aug. 1713–14; PC 18 Aug. 1712–Aug. 1714. Boase and Courtney, Bibl. Cornub. 295.

Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. Pittis, Pres. Parl. 350.

Parlimentarian

GRANVILLE, George (1666-1735), of Stowe, Cornw.

Main residence: Stowe, Cornw.

Notes

Unless otherwise stated this biography is based on E. Handasyde, Granville the Polite.

Author

E.C.

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

GRANVILLE, George (1666-1735)

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