Edward Bouverie (senior)
Edward Bouverie | |
|---|---|
Member of Parliament for Salisbury | |
| In office 1761–1771 | |
| Preceded by | Hon. William Bouverie Julines Beckford |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Folkestone Stephen Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1738 |
| Died | 3 September 1810 (aged 71) |
| Spouse |
Harriet Fawkener
(m. 1764–1810) |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Sir William des Bouverie, 1st Baronet (grandfather) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Hon. Edward Bouverie (5 September 1738 – 3 September 1810) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1810.
Early life
Bouverie was born 5 September 1738 as the second son of
His father was the son of
He was educated at Eton from 1753 to 1756 and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1757.[3]
Career
Bouverie was first elected to parliament for Salisbury in 1761, a seat under the patronage of the Bouverie family, which he occupied until his nephew Viscount Folkestone came of age and could take up the seat in 1771. In Parliament, he followed an independent line. In 1763 he supported the radical MP John Wilkes when he was charged with seditious libel for an article attacking George III, but voted with Administration on the expulsion of Wilkes from parliament in 1769. At various times he was listed as a Whig supporter and at others as a Tory.[3]
Bouverie attempted to return to parliament in 1774 offering himself at Northampton hoping for the support of the Compton interest, but withdrew without making the canvass.[4] Although he considered standing at a by-election in 1782 and the general election in 1784 he did not stand again until 1790 when he won one of the Northampton seats.[3]
Following his return to Parliament Bouverie became a staunch supporter of Charles James Fox and voted with him consistently. He was supported by his wife, a renowned London beauty and socialite who became a political hostess and close friend of other aristocratic supporters.[3]
Personal life
As the second son, Bouverie had to some extent make his own way in the world which he did by his marriage to Harriet Falkner the daughter of Sir Everard Fawkener, ambassador to the Porte on 30 June 1764.[3] Together, Edward and Harriet had three sons and five daughters, including:[5]
- Edward Bouverie (1767–1858), who inherited Delapré estate and married Catherine Castle, heiress and daughter of William Castle.[6]
- Harriet Elizabeth Bouverie (1771–1810), who married James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn.
- Frances Anne Bouverie, who died unmarried.[6]
- Mary Charlotte Bouverie (d. 1816), who married William Maxwell for Lanark Burghs (1768–1833) in 1800.[6][7]
- John Bouverie (1779–1855),[6] who became rector at Midhurst from 1808 until his death in 1855.[8]
- Jane Bouverie (1781–1805), who married Sir Francis Vincent, 9th Baronet in 1802.[6]
- Governor of Malta from 1836 to 1843.[9]
- Diana Juliana Margaretta Bouverie (1786–1873), who married Hon. George Ponsonby, son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby.[6]
In 1811, a year after Bouverie died, his widow married Lord Robert Spencer (the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough), with whom Harriet had a long liaison. Their daughter Diana, who was considered to be Spencer's daughter, was left the bulk of Spencer's estate.[3]
Delapré Abbey
On his marriage, Bouverie bought Delapré Abbey for £22,000[10] from Sir Charles Hardy, Governor of New York, the husband of the Mary Tate, the last of the Tate family, who had owned the estate since their purchase of the former nunnery on its dissolution.
At home, Edward worked to develop the Delapré estate. In 1765/6 he enclosed the open fields at Hardingstone, making him one of the pioneers of the early
References
- ^ a b c d "Folkestone, Viscount (GB, 1747)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Radnor, Earl of (GB, 1765)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "BOUVERIE, Hon. Edward I (1738-1810), of Delapré Abbey, nr. Northampton". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ John Rowell, steward at Castle Ashby, to Lord Northampton 'Christmas eve', 1774.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1882). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. p. 172. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Burke, John (1835). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Univested with Heritable Honours. H. Colburn. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "William Maxwell MP Profile & Legacies Summary 1768 - 1833". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Horsfield, Thomas Walker (1835). The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex. Sussex Press, Baxter. p. 101. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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- ^ Forgotten History of Northamptonshire: The Bouverie’s of Delapre Abbey – Northampton Herald & Post
- ^ a b Hunsbury Hill Centre Northampton – Historical Report
- ^ English Heritage
External links
- Harriet Bouverie (née Fawkener, later Lady Robert Spencer) (1750-1846), Former wife of Edward Bouverie, and later wife of Lord Robert Spencer at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- History of Parliament Online
- "Mrs Bouverie and Mrs Crewe: two Whig hostesses from the 18th Century". 25 January 2015.
