John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon
Noble person
1703 –
Who is John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon?
John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon, styled Viscount Wilton from 1714 to 1719, was a British Member of Parliament, heir apparent to the Duke of Chandos.
John was the fourth, but eldest surviving son of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos and his first wife Mary. He was educated at Westminster School, from which he graduated in 1718. Viscount Wilton, as he then was, matriculated at University of Oxford on 4 November 1719, from which he received a Doctor of Civil Law on 8 April 1721. He also studied at Leyden that year. Carnarvon completed his education with a Grand Tour of Europe from 1721 to 1723.
After his return to England, he married Lady Catherine Tollemache, daughter of Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart, on 1 September 1724. The couple had two children:
Lady Catherine Brydges, married first Capt. William Berkeley Lyon and second Edwyn Francis Stanhope, by the latter of whom she was mother of Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope, 1st Baronet
Lady Jane Brydges, married James Brydges of Pinner, without issue
Carnarvon was returned on his father's electoral interest for the constituency of Steyning in January 1726, at a by-election following the death of John Pepper.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1703
- Spouses
- Lady Catherine Tollemache
(1724/09/01 - 1727/04)
- Lady Catherine Tollemache
- Children
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on July 23, 2013
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