ONSLOW, Sir Richard, 3rd Bt. (1654-1717), of West Clandon, Surr. and Soho Square, London

Family and Education

b. 23 June 1654, 1st s. of Sir Arthur Onslow, 2nd Bt.† of Knowle and West Clandon, Surr. by Mary, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Foot, 1st Bt.†, ld. mayor of London 1649–50; bro. of Foot Onslow*. educ. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf. 1671; I. Temple 1674. m. 31 Aug. 1676, Elizabeth (d.1718), da. and h. of Sir Henry Tulse, Grocer, of Lothbury, London; ld. mayor of London 1683–4, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 21 July 1688; cr. Baron Onslow 19 June 1716.

Offices Held

Freeman, Guildford 1676, high steward, 1701–d.; ld. lt. Surr. 1716–d.

Lt.-col. 1 marine 1690; ld. of Admiralty 1690–3; PC 15 June 1710–d.; chancellor of Exchequer 1714–15, teller 1715–d.

Gov. St. Bartholomew’s Hosp. 1698–?d.; trustee, Friendly Soc. 1700–?d.; commr. rebuilding Chatham, Harwich, Portsmouth 1709; gov. Levant Co. 1710–d.; commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711.

Speaker of House of Commons 1708–10. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. pp. lxxv, 41; iii. 54; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 800; xxiii. 189; xxix. 16, 814; Surr. RO (Guildford), BR/OC/1/3, f. 168, 97/11/6, Onslow account, 16 May 1698; Pittis, Present Parl. 347.

Parlimentarian

ONSLOW, Richard (1654-1717), of West Clandon, Surr.

Main residences: West Clandon, Surr.; Soho Square, London.

Author

P.L.G.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

ONSLOW, Sir Richard, 3rd. Bt. (1654-1717)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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