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===Sir [[name::Christopher]] [[name::MUSGRAVE]], 5th bart [[date of birth::1688]]-[[date of death::1736]]=== | ===Sir [[name::Christopher]] [[name::MUSGRAVE]], 5th bart [[date of birth::1688]]-[[date of death::1736]]=== | ||
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Son of [[family::Philip Musgrave d.1689|Philip Musgrave]] of [[location::Eden Hall, Westmorland]], who died soon after his son was born; Christopher inherited the title and family estates from his grandfather Sir [[family::Christopher Musgrave d.1704|Christopher]], the 4th baronet, in 1704. Matriculated at [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1706 but did not graduate; he spent much of his early life in [[location::London]] and was made a [[occupation::clerk]] of the [[organisations::Privy Council]] in 1712. He was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Carlisle]] 1713-15, and for [[location::Cumberland]] 1722-27, and held various local administrative offices. | Son of [[family::Philip Musgrave d.1689|Philip Musgrave]] of [[location::Eden Hall, Westmorland]], who died soon after his son was born; Christopher inherited the title and family estates from his grandfather Sir [[family::Christopher Musgrave d.1704|Christopher]], the 4th baronet, in 1704. Matriculated at [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] 1706 but did not graduate; he spent much of his early life in [[location::London]] and was made a [[occupation::clerk]] of the [[organisations::Privy Council]] in 1712. He was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Carlisle]] 1713-15, and for [[location::Cumberland]] 1722-27, and held various local administrative offices. | ||
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Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE, 5th bart 1688-1736
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Biographical Note
Son of Philip Musgrave of Eden Hall, Westmorland, who died soon after his son was born; Christopher inherited the title and family estates from his grandfather Sir Christopher, the 4th baronet, in 1704. Matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford 1706 but did not graduate; he spent much of his early life in London and was made a clerk of the Privy Council in 1712. He was MP for Carlisle 1713-15, and for Cumberland 1722-27, and held various local administrative offices.
Books
Musgrave used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1732 (Franks 21441). The extent of his library is not known; the estates and title were inherited by his eldest son Philip, who became the 6th baronet.
Sources
- History of Parliament.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.