Family and Education
b. 20 Aug. 1688, 1st s. of Lt.-Gen. William Selwyn, M.P., of Matson, gov. of Jamaica, bro. of Charles Selwyn. m. by 1709, Mary, da. of Gen. Thomas Farrington of Chislehurst, Kent, 2s. 1da. suc. fa. 1702.
Offices Held
Ensign and lt. 3 Ft. Gds. 31 Dec. 1688; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1707; col. of a regt. of Ft. 1709 – 11; col 3 Ft. 1711 – 13; commr. of the equivalent 1715 – 17; clerk of the household to Prince of Wales Jan. 1716–18; groom of the bedchamber to George II as Prince of Wales and King 1718 – 30; receiver gen. and comptroller of customs 1721 – 27; mayor, Gloucester 1727, 1734; treasurer of the Queen’s Household 1730 – 37; paymaster of marines 1747 – 48; treasurer to Prince of Wales May 1751 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Matson, Glos.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
SELWYN, John (1688-1751)
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