TEMPLE, Sir Richard, 4th Bt. (1675-1749), of Stowe, Bucks.

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; cr. Baron Cobham 19 Oct. 1714, Visct. Cobham 23 May 1718. Verney Letters 18th Cent. ii. 169.

Offices Held

High steward, Buckingham 1697–d.; ld. lt. Bucks. 1728–38. Bucks. RO, Buckingham corp. recs. vol. 21.

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. 1744–5, 10 R. Hussars 1745–d.; brig.-gen. 1706, maj.-gen. 1709, lt.-gen. 1710, gen. 1735, f.m. 1742; comptroller clothing the army 1708, army accts. 1722. N. B. Leslie, Suc. of Cols. 5, 7, 12, 15, 19, 25; Post Boy, 17–19 Feb. 1708; HMC Townshend, 138.

Envoy extraordinary to Vienna Oct. 1714–May 1715; constable, Windsor Castle 1716–23; gov. of Jersey 1723–d.; PC 6 July 1716.

Parlimentarian

TEMPLE, Sir Richard, 4th Bt. (1675-1749), of Stowe, Bucks.

Main residence: Stowe, Bucks.

Author

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Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

TEMPLE, Sir Richard, 4th Bt. (1675-1749)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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