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WENTWORTH, Thomas (1613-65)

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bap. 2 Feb. 1613, 1st s. Thomas Wentworth, 4th Bar. Wentworth (later earl of Cleveland), and Anne (d. 16 Jan. 1638), da. of Sir John Crofts of Little Saxham, Suff. educ. travelled abroad (France and Netherlands) 1630–1. m. bef. 1658, Philadelphia (d. 4 May 1696), da. of Sir Ferdinando Carey, 1da. KB 1 Feb. 1626. d. 1 Mar. 1665; admon. 24 May 1665 to wid. Philadelphia, Lady Wentworth. TNA, PROB 6/40, f. 71.
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Gent. of bedchamber 1639–42?, 1649–d.; CSP Dom. 1639–40, p. 171; 1657–8, p. 201. council of war 1643; Harl. 6851, f. 132; Harl. 6852, ff. 79, 86, 89, 92, 95v. PC 1654–d. CSP Dom. 1654, p. 325; 1657–8, p. 201.

Dep. lt. Beds. c. 1635 – 42, 1660–d.; Newman, Royalist Officers, 404; TNA, SP 29/11/144, 146. commr. array, Beds. 1642. Newman, Royalist Officers, 404; Northants. RO, FH 133.

Capt. tp. of horse 1638 – 40; col., regt. of drag. 1642 – 44, Prince of Wales Regt. of Horse 1644–?6; maj. gen., drag. 1643 – 44, horse Aug. – Nov. 1644; field marshal gen. Feb. – Nov. 1645; c.-in-c. Prince of Wales’s army, Nov. 1645 – Jan. 1646; lt. gen. horse (Prince of Wales’s army) Jan. – Mar. 1646; col. Regt. of Ft. Gds. (later 1st Ft. Gds.) 1656–d. Newman, Royalist Officers, 404.

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WENTWORTH, Thomas (1613-65)
Associated with: Toddington, Beds.; St Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
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oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1640. Reproduced in F.W. Hamilton, The Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards (1874).

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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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WEMYSS, David (1678-1720)

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bap. 29 Apr. 1678, 1st s. of Sir James Wemyss, Ld. Burntisland [S] (d.1682) of Burntisland, Fife, and Margaret Wemyss, da. and h. of David Wemyss, 2nd earl of Wemyss [S], and suo jure Countess of Wemyss [S]. educ. privately in England. m. (1) contr. 13 Aug. 1697 (with 100,000 merks), Anne (d.1700), da. of William Douglas, duke of Queensberry [S], 2s. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 5 Jan. 1709, Mary (d. bef. 8 Sept. 1712), da. and coh. of Sir John Robinson, 2nd bt., of Farming Woods, Northants.; (3) contr. 5 July 1716 (with 9,000 merks), Elizabeth (d.1721), da. of Henry Sinclair (St. Clair), 10th Ld. Sinclair [S], sis. of John Sinclair (St. Clair)‡, Master of Sinclair, 1s. 2da. d. 13 Mar. 1720. Elegy on the Much To Be Lamented Death of David Earl of Weems.
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PC [S] 1705.

Commr. supply Perth 1698, Fife 1704, union with England 1706 – 07.

Ensign, R. coy. archers 1703, lt.-gen. 1713, capt.-gen. 1715 – d.; ld. high adm. [S] 1706­-7; v.-adm. [S] 1707­-14; council of ld. high adm. Apr.-Oct.1708.

Fell. Coll. of Physicians, Edinburgh 1705.

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WEMYSS, David (1678-1720)
Associated with: Wemyss Castle, Fife and Soho Sq., London.Sir W. Fraser, Memorials of Fam. of Wemyss, iii. 176.;
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Townend, Graham
Hayton, David
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Lords 1660-1715
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RICH, Edward (1673-1701)

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b. 1 Sept. 1673, TNA, E192/13/1, draft bill in chancery, [1675]. 5th but 1st surv. s. of Robert Rich†, 2nd earl of Holland, being o. s. with 2nd w. Anne, da. Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 1688; travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1682, 1691, 1693. Add. 72529, ff. 215–16; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iii. 241. m. bet. 15 and 18 Feb. 1697 (with ?£20,000), Charlotte (d.1731), da. and h. of Sir Thomas Middleton‡, 2nd bt. of Chirk Castle, co. Denbigh, 1s. d. 31 July 1701; will 14 July 1701, pr. 12 Sept. 1701. TNA, PROB 11/462.
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Capt. Queen’s Regt. of horse (brig.-gen. Henry Lumley‡) 1694–5. CSP Dom. 1694–5, pp. 20, 435.

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RICH, Edward (1673-1701)
Associated with: St James’ Sq. Westminster;Dasent, Hist. of St James’ Square, app. A.; Essex Street, Westminster.HMC Portland, iii. 592.;
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mezzotint by J. Smith, after W. Wissing, 1684, NPG.

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Paley, Ruth
Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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