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STANWIX, Thomas (c.1670-1725), of Carlisle, Cumb.
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b. c. 1670, o.s. of Thomas Stanwix of Carlisle by Grace, da. of Thomas Fairfax of Parkhead, Cumb.J. Foster, Vis. Cumb. 128; Stanwix ped., Portland mss. m. Susannah, s.p.
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Capt.-lt. 13 Ft. 1691, capt. 1692; capt. 14 Ft. 1693, Earl of Arran’s Horse 1694, 6 Drag. Gds. by 1702; lt.-col. Ld. Henry Scott’s Ft. 1704; brevet col. 1705; lt. gov. Carlisle 1705 – d.; col. of newly raised regt. of Ft. 1706; served in Portugal, took part in the battle of the Caya 1709; brig.-gen. 1710; gov. Gibraltar 1710 – 15, Chelsea Hospital Jan. 1715 – June 1720; col. of newly raised regt. of Ft. 1715 – 17, 30 Ft. July – Aug. 1717, 12 Ft. Aug. 1717 – d.; gov. Kingston-upon-Hull Mar. 1721 – d.; mayor, Carlisle 1715.
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Main residence: Carlisle, Cumb.
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STANWIX, Thomas (c.1670-1725)
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STANYAN, Abraham (c.1670-1732), of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
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b. c. 1670, 1st s. of Lawrence StanyanHMC Downshire, i. 319. of Monken Hadley, Mdx., merchant, farmer and commr. of the revenue [I], by Dorothy, da. and coh. of Henry Knapp of Woodcote, or Rawlins, in South Stoke, Oxon., sis. of Mary, w. of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bt., M.P., of Stowe, Bucks., and aunt of Richard Temple, M.P., 1st Visct. Cobham. unm. suc. fa. 1725.O. G. Knapp, Hist. Fam. of Knapp, 83-87.
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Sec. of embassy to Sir William Trumbull at Constantinople 1690 – 91, to the Earl of Manchester at Venice 1697 – 98, and Paris 1699 – 1700; clerk to Privy Council extraordinary 1699; envoy extraordinary to Switzerland 1705 – 14, and to the Grisons 1707 – 14; special commr. to mediate between the Emperor and Savoy 1712 – 13; ld. of Admiralty 1714 – 17; envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Emperor 1716 – 18; clerk in ordinary to Privy Council 1717 – 20; ambassador to Turkey 1717 – 30; commr. of privy seal Jan.-June 1731.
Main residence: St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
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STANYAN, Abraham (c.1670-1732)
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STAPLETON, Sir William, 4th Bt. (?1698-1740), of Rotherfield Greys, Oxon.
Family and Education
b. ?1698, 1st s. of Sir William Stapleton, 3rd Bt., of Nevis by Frances, da. and coh. of Sir James Russell, gov. Nevis. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 17 Apr. 1714, aged 15. m. 28 Apr. 1724, Catherine, da. and h. of William Paul of Braywick, Berks. by Lady Catherine Fane, da. of Vere Fane, M.P., 4th Earl of Westmorland, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. Dec. 1699.
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Main residence: Rotherfield Greys, Oxon.
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Commons 1715-1754
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STAPLETON, Sir William (?1698-1740)
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STAPYLTON, Sir Miles, 4th Bt. (?1708-52), of Myton, Yorks.
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b. ?1708, o.s. of Sir John Stapylton, 3rd Bt., M.P., by Mary, da. and h. of Frances Sandys of Scroby, Notts. educ. Westminster 1724; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 16 Nov. 1726, aged 18. m. May 1738, Ann, da. of Edmund Waller, 1da. suc. fa. 25 Oct. 1733.
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Commr. of customs Apr. 1750 – d.
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Main residence: Myton, Yorks.
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Commons 1715-1754
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STAPYLTON, Sir Miles (?1708-52)
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STEELE, Richard (1672-1729), of Llangunnor, Carm.
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bap. 12 Mar. 1672, o.s. of Richard Steele of Monks-town and Dublin, attorney, by Eleanor, da. of one Sheyles, wid. of Thomas Symes, or Sims, of Dublin. educ. Charterhouse, as nominee of the Duke of Ormonde 1684-9; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1689; postmaster Merton, Oxf. 1691-2. m. (1) c. May 1705, Margaret (d. 21 Dec. 1706) da. of John Ford of St. Andrew Overhills, Barbados, sis. and testamentary h. of Maj. Robert Ford of St. Andrew’s, Barbados, wid. of John Stretch of St. James’s, Barbados, s.p.; (2) 9 Sept. 1707, Mary, da. and h. of Jonathan Scurlock of Llangunnor, 2s. 2da. suc. fa. c.1677. Kntd. 9 Apr. 1715.
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Volunteer 2 tp. Life Gds. c. 1693, sec. to Ld. Cutts 1696 – 97; ensign, Coldstream Gds. 1697; capt. 34 Ft. 1702 – c.05; gentleman waiter to the Prince Consort 1706 – 08; gazetteer 1707 – 10; commr. of stamps 1710 – 13; surveyor, royal stables at Hampton Court 1714 – c.17; supervisor, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Jan. 1715 – Jan. 1720, May 1721 – d.; commr. for forfeited estates 1716–25.
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Main residence: Llangunnor, Carm.
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STEELE, Richard (1672-1729)
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