Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough

Noble person

1661 – 1690

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Who was Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough?

Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough was an English peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Campden from 1683 to 1689.

He was the son of Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough and inherited the Earldom of Gainsborough in 1689. He married Catherine Greville daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court and Sarah Dashwood. He had no male heirs

He was the MP for Hampshire 1685–1689. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.

He was succeeded by his cousin, Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough, son of Hon. Baptist Noel and Susannah Fanshawe, daughter of Sir Thomas Fanshawe.

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Born
1661
Died
Sep 21, 1690

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on July 23, 2013

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