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NORTH, Francis (1637-85)
Family and Education
b. 22 Oct. 1637, 3rd s. Dudley North, 4th Bar. North, and Anne Montagu; bro. Charles North, later 5th Bar. North and Bar. Grey of Rolleston, Sir Dudley‡ and Roger North‡. educ. Isleworth (Mr. Willis), Bury St Edmunds g.s. (Dr Stevens) c.1650; St John's Camb. fell. commoner 8 June 1653; M. Temple 1655, called 1661. m. 5 Mar. 1672 (with £14,000), Lady Frances Pope (d. 1678), da. of Thomas Pope, 3rd earl of Down [I], coh. of bro. Thomas Pope, 4th earl of Down [I], 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). North, Lives, i. 169; Bodl. North, c. 25, f. 70. Kntd. 1671. d. 5 Sept. 1685; will 5 Sept. 1685; pr. 30 Sept. 1685. TNA, PROB 11/380.
Offices Held
Commr. for complaints, Bedford Level 1663; KC 1668; bencher, M. Temple 1668, reader 1671, treas. 1671 – 72; standing counsel, Cambridge 1670; solicitor-gen. 1671 – 73; attorney gen. 1673 – 74; c.j.c.p. 13 Dec. 1674–1682.
PC 1679 – d.; ld. kpr. 20 Dec. 1682–d.;
Freeman, King's Lynn 1671, Lyme Regis 1675, Portsmouth 1682.
Likenesses
oil on canvas by J. Riley, c.1682, NPG 4708; line engraving by D. Loggan, NPG D29859.
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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MAITLAND, John (1616-82)
Family and Education
b. 24 May 1616, 1st surv. s. of John Maitland, Visct. Lauderdale [S] (later earl of Lauderdale [S]), and Isabel, da. of Alexander Seton, earl of Dunfermline [S]. educ. St Andrews Univ. 1631; LLD Camb. 1676. m. (1) contr. 23 Aug.- 6 Sept. 1632, Anne (d.1671), da. of Alexander Home, earl of Home [S], 1 da.; (2) 17 Feb. 1672, Elizabeth (d.1698), suo jure countess of Dysart [S], da. and coh. of William Murray‡, earl of Dysart [S], wid. of Sir Lionel Tollemache [Talmash], 3rd bt., s.p. KG 1672. d. 24 Aug. 1682; will pr. Jan. 1683.
Offices Held
Gent. of bedchamber 1660 – ?73.
PC [S] 1661; sec. of state [S] 1661 – 80; extr. ld. of session [S] 1661 – d.; commr. of treasury [S] 1667 – 82; ld. high commr. parl. [S] 1669, 1670, 1672, 1673, and convention [S] 1678; pres. of council [S] 1672 – 81; commr. admlty. July 1673 – May 1679.
Gov. Edinburgh Castle 1664;
Chan. of King’s Coll. Aberdeen 1660 – 62.
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Ham House, Surr.; Lethington, Haddingtons.; Thirlestane Castle, Berwicks.; Highgate, Midx.
Likenesses
oil on canvas by J. Huysmans, c.1665, NPG 2084; oil on canvas by Sir P. Lely (school of), c.1680, V&A HH. 1-1977.
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Lords 1660-1715
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FINCH, Heneage (1649-1719)
Family and Education
b. 6 Apr. 1649, CUL, Adv. e. 38, 11. 2nd s. Heneage Finch, later earl of Nottingham, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Harvey‡; bro. Daniel Finch, later 2nd earl of Nottingham and 7th earl of Winchilsea, Edward‡ and William‡ Finch. educ. Westminster; I. Temple 1662, called 1673, bencher 1673; Christ Church Oxf. matric. 18 Nov. 1664, DCL 1683; travelled abroad (Brussels) 1665, 1667. Rev. Pols. 4. m. 16 May 1678 (with £10,000), Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Banks‡, bt. of London, 3s. 6da. d. 22 or 23 July 1719; will 20 May 1717, pr. 14 Oct. 1719. TNA, PROB 11/570.
Offices Held
Attaché to Henry Coventry‡ as plenip. at congress of Breda 1667; KC 1677; solicitor gen. 1679 – 86.
Groom of bedchamber 1685 – 89; PC 1703 – May 1708, 13 Dec. 1711 – d.; chan. of the duchy of Lancaster 1714 – 16.
Dep. lt., Kent, Surr. 1702.
Commr. building 50 new churches, 1711 – 15.
Parlimentarian
Likenesses
line engraving (group portrait ‘the bishops’ counsel’), R. White, 1689.
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Lords 1660-1715
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GRIFFIN, James (1667-1715)
Family and Education
bap. 15 Dec. 1667, s. Edward Griffin, (later Bar. Griffin) and Essex, da. and coh. James Howard, 3rd earl of Suffolk. educ. unknown. m. 29 Nov. 1684 (with £10,000), Bodl. Carte 79, f. 673. Anne (d.1707), da. and h. of Richard Raynsford‡ of Dallington, Northants. 3s. 2da. bur. 31 Oct. 1715; will none found.
Offices Held
Groom of the bedchamber to James II 1685 – 1702, to James Stuart (the Old Pretender, titular James III) 1702.
Capt. indep. tp. 1685; maj. horse gds. 1686, lt. col. Dec. 1688.
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Lords 1660-1715
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GRIFFIN, Edward (c. 1640-1710)
Family and Education
b. c. 1640, s. of Sir Edward Griffin and Frances, da. of Sir William Uvedale. educ. privately; Peterhouse, Cambs. 1656. m. 4 Mar. 1667 (with ?£6,000), Add. 36136, ff. 186–201; Verney ms mic. M636/21, M. Elmes to Sir R. Verney, 21 Mar. 1667. Essex (d. aft. 1705), da. James Howard, 3rd earl of Suffolk, 1s. d. 10 Nov. 1710.
Offices Held
Treas. of the chamber 1679 – 88; groom of the bedchamber to James, duke of York, 1672.
Dep. lt. Northants. 1687.
Lt. col. Coldstream Gds.
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Dingley, Northants.; Braybrooke, Northants.; Pall Mall, Westminster.Royal Stuart Papers, xxxvi. 10.;
Likenesses
oil on canvas by Enoch Seeman (the younger), English Heritage Collection, Audley End House.
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