John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon
John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon (15 January 1703 – 7 April 1727), styled Viscount Wilton from 1714 to 1719, was an English Member of the British Parliament, heir apparent to the Duke of Chandos.
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John was the fourth, but eldest surviving son of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos and his first wife Mary. He was educated at [1]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.[2] He also studied at Leyden that year. Carnarvon completed his education with a Grand Tour of Europe from 1721 to 1723.[1]
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:[3][4]
- Lady Catherine Brydges (17 December 1725 – 16 May 1807), 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 (28 April 1727 – 1 March 1776), 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 MP. However, he died in April 1727 of smallpox. His place was filled by William Stanhope, lately Ambassador to Spain.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Brydges, John, Mq. of Carnarvon (1703-27)". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Beltz, George Frederick (1834). A review of the Chandos peerage case. London: Richard Bentley.
- ^ Collins, Arthur (1741). The Peerage of England. London: W. Strahan, J. F and C. Rivington. p. 500.