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STANHOPE, William (c.1683-1756).

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b. c. 1683, 3rd surv. s. of John Stanhope of Elvaston, Derbys.; bro. of Charles Stanhope. educ. Eton; I. Temple, called 1704. m. c.1718, Anne, da. and h. of Col. Edward Griffith, 2s. cr. Baron Harrington 6 Jan. 1730; Earl of Harrington 9 Feb. 1742.
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Lt. and capt. 2 Ft. Gds. 1703, capt. and lt.-col. 3 Ft. Gds. 1710, col. regt. of Ft. 1711 – 12, regt. of Drags. 1715 – 18, 13 Drags. 1725 – 30; maj.-gen. 1735; lt.-gen. 1739; gen. 1747; envoy, Madrid 1717 – 18, Turin 1718 – 20, Paris 1719, Madrid 1720; ambassador, Madrid 1721 – 27, 1729 – 30, Aix la Chapelle 1727, Soissons Feb. 1730; vice-chamberlain of the Household 1727 – 30; P.C. 31 May 1727; sec. of state, northern dept. 1730 – 42, 1744 – 46; ld. president of the Council 1742 – 45; one of the lds. justices of the realm 1743, 1745; ld. lt. [I] 1746–51.

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STANHOPE, William (c.1683-1756).
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SNEYD, William (c.1693-1745), of Bishton, Staffs.

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b. c. 1693, 1st s. of Ralph Sneyd of the Birches, Staffs. by Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Bowyer of Bishton. educ. Clare, Camb. 1710, M. Temple 1710, called 1719. m. 8 Oct. 1724, Susanna, da. and h. of John Edmonds, London merchant, of Hendon Place, Mdx. by Susanna, da. of Sir William Hedges, gov. of Bengal, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1729.
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SNEYD, William (c.1693-1745), of Bishton, Staffs.
Main residence: Bishton, Staffs.
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SNEYD, William (c.1693-1745)

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SOMERSET, Lord Charles Noel (1709-56).

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b. 12 Sept. 1709, 3rd s. of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, by his 2nd w. Lady Rachel Noel, da. and coh. of Wriothesley Baptist Noel, M.P., 2nd Earl of Gainsborough. educ. Westminster 1717; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1725, D.C.L. 1736. m. 1 May 1740 (with £3,000),Stuart mss 222/109. Elizabeth, da. of John Symes Berkeley of Stoke Gifford, Glos., sis. and eventually h. of Norborne Berkeley, Lord Botetourt, 1s. 5da. suc. e. bro. Henry as 4th Duke of Beaufort 24 Feb. 1745.
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Gov. and guardian, Foundling Hospital 1739; high steward, Hereford; gov. Christ’s Hospital 1745; steward, anniversary dinner of independent electors of Westminster 1746.

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SOMERSET, Lord Charles Noel (1709-56).
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SOMERSET, Charles Noel (1709-56)

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SOUTHWELL, Edward (1705-55), of King’s Weston, nr. Bristol, Glos.

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b. 16 June 1705, 1st s. of Rt. Hon. Edward Southwell, M.P., of Dublin and King’s Weston by his 1st w. Lady Elizabeth Cromwell, da. and h. of Vere Essex, 4th Earl of Ardglass [I]. educ. Westminster 1715-16; Queen’s, Oxf. 1721; travelled abroad 1723. m. 21 Aug. 1729 (with £10,000), Catherine, da. of Edward Watson, Visct. Sondes, sis. and h. of Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham, 2s. 1da. suc. fa. 1730.
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M.P. [I] 1727 – 55.

Jt. clerk of the Crown and prothonotary of King’s bench [I] (with his father) 1715 – 17; jt. sec. of the Council [I] (with his father) 1720 – 30, sole sec. 1730 – d.

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SOUTHWELL, Edward (1705-55), of King’s Weston, nr. Bristol, Glos.
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SOUTHWELL, Edward (1705-55)

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