James Brudenell (died 1746)
James Brudenell (c.1687–1746), of Luffenham,
Early life
Brudenell was the second son of Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell and his wife Lady Frances Savile, daughter of Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex. Like all his family, Brudenell had been brought up a Roman Catholic. He and his brother George went to Italy in 1703. They enjoyed an unruly time there and while they were still in Rome, the Duke of Shrewsbury was asked to castigate Brudenell for neglecting his studies, and he may have been instrumental in converting the brothers to Anglicanism. Their guardian, Robert Constable, 3rd Earl of Dunbar, ordered them back to England in the autumn of 1704 but instead, they went on to Venice where Brudenell developed smallpox. The brothers finally returned to England at the end of April 1706.[1]
Career
Brudenell was elected as Whig
Brudenell married in March 1725, Susan Burton, daughter of Bartholomew Burton of a wealthy merchant of Ashwell, Rutland and a sister of
Death and legacy
Brudenell died from apoplexy on 9 August 1746. He and his wife had two sons and two daughters.[1]
Notes
- ^ One or other of the neighbouring villages of North Luffenham and South Luffenham. The former Luffenham Hall was in North Luffenham.
References
- ^ a b c "BRUDENELL, Hon. James (c.1687-1746), of Luffenham, Rutland". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b "BRUDENELL, Hon. James (c.1687-1746)". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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