Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow

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Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow

Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow , PC (born June 23, 1654 Cranleigh , † December 5, 1717 Soho Square, Westminster , London ) was an English nobleman and politician.

Life

Family and title

Onslow was the eldest of four children, the heir of the politician Sir Arthur Onslow, 1st Baronet and his second wife Mary Foot. He was baptized on July 9, 1654. His maternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Foot, 1st Baronet , was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1649 . His one year younger brother Foot Onslow was a member of the House of Commons for Guildford from 1688 . Onslow married Elizabeth Tulse, daughter of Sir Henry Tulse , on August 31, 1676 in St. Dionis Backchurch . With her he had two daughters and a son. Around 1650, at the time of the Commonwealth of England , his wife's family owned land in what is now the London borough of Tulse Hill , the name of which is derived from this. Elizabeth committed suicide in 1718 end suicide , having previously suffered a long time from depression. In 1688 Onslow inherited his father as 2nd Baronet , of West Clandon. On June 19, 1716 he was also raised to a peer with the hereditary title of Baron Onslow , of Onslow in the County of Salop and of Clandon in the County of Surrey . When he died of a fever a year later , both titles were passed on to his son Thomas Onslow .

Career

His training Onslow received from the June 7, 1671 at St Edmund Hall of the University of Oxford . In 1674 he became a member of the Inner Temple , but without being admitted to the bar. Onslow began his political career in 1778 as a member of the House of Commons, of which he was a member of the constituency of Guildford until 1687. From 1688 to 1710 he then represented the constituency of Surrey . During this time he also did his military service in the Royal Navy , where he was promoted to captain . Between 1710 and 1713 he was a member of Parliament for St. Mawes before he again took over the representation for Surrey from 1713 to 1715. In addition to his work as an MP Onslow was from 1690 to 1693 plenipotentiary to the Lord High Admiral of England . In 1700 he was nominated for the office of Speaker of the House of Commons, but lost the vote to Robert Harley . For this he was appointed High Steward of Guildford in 1701 . In 1708 he finally got the office of speaker in the House of Commons, which he held until 1710. However, his pedantic administration made him unpopular with many parliamentarians. In 1709 he joined the Levant Company as a director . In June of the following year it appointed Queen Ann to the Privy Council , a post that he also Ann's successor I. Georg held. In 1714 he appointed him Chancellor of the Exchequer . Onslow only held this position for a year before he was appointed to the Teller of the Exchequer for life. From 1716 until his death, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Entry on familysearch.org ( memento of the original dated November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / histfam.familysearch.org
  2. ^ History of Brockwell Park, Friends of Brockwell Park
  3. ^ A b c Charles Mosley (ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Clan Chiefs, Scottish feudal Barons . 107th edition. Vol. II. Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 , pp. 3013 .
predecessor Office successor
Arthur Onslow Baronet, of West Clandon
1688-1717 		Thomas Onslow
New title created Baron Onslow
1716-1717 		Thomas Onslow
personal data
SURNAME Onslow, Richard, 1st Baron Onslow
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Onslow, Sir Richard, 2nd Baronet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1654
PLACE OF BIRTH Cranleigh
DATE OF DEATH December 5, 1717
Place of death Soho Square, Westminster , London