James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton
James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton (c. 1667,
English and British House of Commons
between 1698 and 1710.
Saunderson was the eighth and only surviving son of
Glorious revolution and succeeded to the stewardship of the manor of Kirton on the death of his elder brother, Nicholas, in 1693. He travelled abroad to Germany, Austria, Italy, Spanish Netherlands and France from 1695 to 1698. He attended Padua University in 1696.[1]
Saunderson was returned as a Whig
Member of Parliament for Newark at the 1698 English general election He was considered a Court supporter, and voted against the disbanding bill on 18 January 1699. He was defeated in the first general election of 1701 but succeeded in regaining his seat at the second general election of 1701. He was returned again in a contest at the 1702 English general election and was unopposed at the 1705 English general election. He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire from 1705 and the stewardship of the honor of Tickhill from 1708, retaining both for the rest of his life. At the 1708 British general election, he was again returned unopposed. He voted for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710 and lost his seat again in the 1710 British general election. In 1711 he was a Commissioner for taking subscriptions to the South Sea Company. He did not stand at the 1713 British general election.[1]
In 1714 Saunderson succeeded his father as 6th
Earl Castleton of Sandbeck in 1720.[1]
Saunderson died unmarried at Richmond on 23 May 1723 'after a long illness'.[1] All his titles became extinct and his estates passed to his cousin Thomas Lumley (later 3rd Earl of Scarbrough), who thereupon took the additional surname of Saunderson, by Act of Parliament.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "SAUNDERSON, Hon. James (c.1667-1723), of Sandbeck, Yorks. and Glentworth, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Sanderson, James (SNDR681J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Burkes Peerage (1939 edition, s.v. Scarbrough, Earl).