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| − | ===Sir [[name::Richard]] [[name::ONSLOW]] 1st bart [[date of birth::1654]]-[[date of death::1717]]=== | + | ===Sir [[name::Richard]] [[name::ONSLOW]] 1st [[personal title::bart]] [[date of birth::1654]]-[[date of death::1717]]=== |
| − | + | [[file:P1120422(4).JPG|thumb|One of Onslow's bookplates (British Museum Franks Collection *169)]] | |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| − | Sir Richard Onslow of [[location::Clandon]] in the County of [[location::Surrey]] | + | Sir Richard Onslow of [[location::Clandon]] in the County of [[location::Surrey]]. |
| − | The eldest son of [[family::Sir Arthur Onslow]], second baronet (1622–1688), politician, of Knowle and West Clandon, Surrey, and | + | The eldest son of [[family::Sir Arthur Onslow]], second baronet (1622–1688), politician, of [[location::Knowle and West Clandon, Surrey]], and [[family::Mary Foot]], second daughter and coheir of [[family::Sir Thomas Foot]], first baronet, mayor of London. |
| − | + | Matriculated from [[education::St Edmund Hall, Oxford]] in 1671. Admitted to the [[organisations::Inner Temple]] in 1674, but never called to the [[occupation::Lawyer|bar]]. | |
| − | + | Married [[family::Elizabeth Tulse]] (1661-1718), daughter and heir of [[family::Sir Henry Tulse]], grocer, of Lothbury, London, on 31 August 1676. | |
| − | + | [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Guildford]] 1679 and 1685. Succeeded to the baronetcy of [[location::Knowle and West Clandon, Surrey]] in 1688, and was returned for one of the [[location::Surrey]] county seats in the Convention Parliament of 1689. Lost his Surrey seat in the 1710 election, forced to sit for St Mawes, Cornwall instead. | |
| − | + | [[occupation::Speaker]] of the [[organisations::House of Commons]] 1708-1710. [[occupation::Chancellor of the Exchequer]] 1714. | |
| − | + | Created Baron Onslow of Onslow, Shropshire, and of Clandon, Surrey, in 1716. | |
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| + | Onslow used two bookplates, Franks *169 and *170 (dated 1704). | ||
| + | Arms: Onslow, quartering Stapylton? Carr, Bond, Houghton? Strangwayes, and Trelawny? with Tulse on an escutcheon. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 9 August 2022
Sir Richard ONSLOW 1st bart 1654-1717
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Biographical Note
Sir Richard Onslow of Clandon in the County of Surrey.
The eldest son of Sir Arthur Onslow, second baronet (1622–1688), politician, of Knowle and West Clandon, Surrey, and Mary Foot, second daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Foot, first baronet, mayor of London.
Matriculated from St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1671. Admitted to the Inner Temple in 1674, but never called to the bar.
Married Elizabeth Tulse (1661-1718), daughter and heir of Sir Henry Tulse, grocer, of Lothbury, London, on 31 August 1676.
MP for Guildford 1679 and 1685. Succeeded to the baronetcy of Knowle and West Clandon, Surrey in 1688, and was returned for one of the Surrey county seats in the Convention Parliament of 1689. Lost his Surrey seat in the 1710 election, forced to sit for St Mawes, Cornwall instead.
Speaker of the House of Commons 1708-1710. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1714.
Created Baron Onslow of Onslow, Shropshire, and of Clandon, Surrey, in 1716.
Books
Onslow used two bookplates, Franks *169 and *170 (dated 1704).
Arms: Onslow, quartering Stapylton? Carr, Bond, Houghton? Strangwayes, and Trelawny? with Tulse on an escutcheon.
Sources
- Ellis, Kathryn. "Onslow, Richard, first Baron Onslow (1654–1717), speaker of the House of Commons." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.