HEDGES, Sir Charles (1650-1714), of Richmond, Surr.; Compton Bassett, Wilts.; and St. James’s Park, Westminster

Family and Education

bap. 30 Jan. 1650, 1st s. of Henry Hedges of Wanborough, Wilts. by Margaret, da. of Richard Pleydell of Childrey, Berks. educ. Magdalen Hall, Oxf. 1667, BA 1670, MA 1673, DCL 1675; ct. of arches 1675. m. bef. ?1679, Eleanor (d. 1733), da. of George Smith of London, proctor, 6s. (5 d.v.p.) 4da. (3 d.v.p.). suc. fa. aft. 1673; Kntd. 4 June 1689. IGI, Wilts., Surr.; Misc. Gen. et Her. ser. 5, ii. 87–88; The Gen. n.s. xvii. 209; G. D. Squibb, Doctors’ Commons, 182; Boyer, Pol. State, xlv. 202; Fac. Off. Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. xxiv), 126.

Offices Held

Chancellor and vicar-gen. of Rochester dioc. 1686–d.; official of Colchester ?– 1696; judge of Adm. 1689–d.; master of faculties 1689–d.; sec. of state (northern dept.) Nov. 1700–Dec. 1701, May 1702–May 1704; (southern dept.) May 1704–Dec. 1706; PC Nov. 1700–d.; judge of prerogative ct. of Canterbury 1711–d. Arch. Cant. xxiv. 170; Add. 24107, f. 80; 70070, newsletter 29 June 1714.

Freeman, Dover 1690; high steward, Malmesbury 1701–5. Add. 29625, f. 122; VCH Wilts. v. 210.

Commr. rebuilding St. Paul’s 1692, Greenwich Hosp. 1695, taking subscriptions to land bank 1696, union with Scotland 1702, 1706, Q. Anne’s bounty 1704, S. Sea Co. 1711; trustee, poor Palatines 1709. CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 267; Add. 10120, f. 234; CJ, xii. 509; Boyer, Anne Annals, i. 155; viii. app. p. 40; G. Holmes, Pol. in Age of Anne, 85; Pittis, Pres. Parl. 347.

Parlimentarian

HEDGES, Sir Charles (1650-1714), of Richmond, Surr.; Compton Bassett, Wilts.; and St. James’s Park, Westminster

Main residences: Richmond, Surr; Compton Bassett, Wilts.; St. James’s Park, Westminster.

Author

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

HEDGES, Sir Charles (1650-1714)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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