OGLETHORPE, Sir Theophilus (1650-1702), of St. James’s, Westminster, and Westbrook Place, Godalming, Surr.

Family and Education

bap. 14 Sept. 1650, 2nd s. of Sutton Oglethorpe of Oglethorpe Hall, Bramham, Yorks. by Frances, da. of John Matthew, wid. of Mark Pickering. m. c.1680, Eleanor (d. 1732), da. of Richard Wall of Rathkennan, co. Tipperary, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. Kntd. 7 July 1685. DNB; Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 300; Thoresby, Ducatus Leodensis, 252–3; HMC Rutland, ii. 90; Cal. Treas. Bks. vii. 264, 577, 766.

Offices Held

Capt. Duke of Monmouth’s Horse (French army) 1673– Feb. 1678; maj. R. Drag. Feb. 1678–9; brig. Duke of York’s tp. of horse gds. (3 Life Gds. from 1685) 1678, maj. and guidon 1679, lt.-col. 1680– Oct. 1685; col. of ft. Holland Regt. (later The Buffs) Oct. 1685–8; brig.-gen. Nov.–Dec. 1688.

Commr. of the stables 1682–5; equerry to King 1685– Dec. 1688; keeper of New Lodge Walk, Windsor forest 1687–9.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1683, 1687; master, Founders’ Co. 1684–5. R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 367–8.

Parlimentarian

OGLETHORPE, Theophilus (1650-1702), of St. James’s Palace, Westminster and Westbroke, Godalming, Surr.

Main residences: St. James’s, Westminster; Westbrook Place, Godalming, Surr.

Notes

Except where otherwise stated, this biography is based on A. A. Ettinger, James Edward Oglethorpe, chapters 1-2. Dr P. A. Hopkins also supplied several references.

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