FURNESE, Sir Henry (1658-1712), of Waldershare, Kent, and Dover Street, Westminster

Family and Education

b. 30 May 1658, 1st s. of Henry Furnese of Sandwich by Anne, da. of Andrew Gosfright of Sandwich. m. (1) 11 Nov. 1684, Anne (d. 1695), da. of Robert Brough, linen draper, of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, 1s.; (2) 1 Dec. 1697, Matilda, da. of Sir Thomas Vernon*, wid. of Anthony Balam, 1da. suc. fa. 1672; Kntd. 8 Oct. 1691; cr. Bt. 27 June 1707. IGI, London; W. Boys, Hist. Sandwich, 484–6; St. Lawrence Jewry (Harl. Soc. Reg. lxxi), 97, 193; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxx.), 181.

Offices Held

Apprentice, Drapers’ Co. 1672, master 1694–5; sheriff, London and Mdx. 1700–1; common councilman, London 1691–4, alderman 1711. P. Boyd, Roll of Drapers’ Co. 71; Beaven, Aldermen, ii. 122.

Member, R. Fishery Co. [I] 1692; commr. taking subscriptions to Bank of England, 1694, dir. 1694–7, 1699– Apr. 1700, Nov. 1700–2; ?commr. Birth, Marriages and Deaths Act 1695, Greenwich Hosp. 1695; trustee, circulating Exchequer bills 1697–1701, receiving loan to Emperor 1706, poor Palatines 1709; dir. New E. I. Co. 1698–1703; member, Russia Co. 1699, Levant Co. 1699. CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 112; NLS, Advocates’ mss, Bank of England pprs. 31.1.7; Beaven, 122; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 709; London Rec. Soc. ii. 114; J. Cooke and J. Maule, Hist. Greenwich Hosp. 8–30; Add. 10120, f. 234; 38871 (unfol.); Boyer, Anne Annals, iv. 127; viii. 41, App.; Cal. Treas. Bks. xii. 8; xvi. 110; Post Boy, 31 July–2 Aug. 1698; Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. li. 106; info. from Prof. R. Walcott.

Parlimentarian

FURNESE, Sir Henry (1658-1712), of Waldershare, Kent, and Dover Street, Westminster

Main residences: Waldershare, Kent; Dover Street, Westminster.

Author

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

FURNESE, Sir Henry (1658-1712)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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