James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
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| In office 8 June 1757 – 12 June 1757 | |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
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| Born | 4 March 1715 |
| Died | 13 April 1763 (aged 48) |
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James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave,
Early life
Waldegrave was born the eldest son of
Waldegrave was educated at Westminster and Eton and he inherited his father's titles in 1741.
Career
He was a
After the resignation of
Lord Waldegrave retired from public life upon the accession of
Personal life
On 15 May 1759, he married Maria Walpole, the illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Walpole, at Sir Edward's house in Pall Mall by special licence from the Archbishop of Canterbury. The ceremony was performed by Frederick Keppel, the future Bishop of Exeter, and the official witnesses were Sir Edward and his brother, Horace Walpole.[3] The couple had three daughters:
- Lady Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave (1760–1816), married her cousin, the 4th Earl Waldegrave. Three sons became Earls Waldegrave and all succeeding earls are descended from this marriage.
- Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (1761–1808), married George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton. All succeeding Dukes of Grafton are descended from this marriage.
- Lady (Anne) Horatia Waldegrave (1762–1801), married Lord Hugh Seymour, son of the 1st Marquess of Hertford. Prior to her marriage, she was perhaps secretly engaged to be married to Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster (1756–1779), as she is said by her uncle Horace Walpole and others to have put on mourning for the dissolute young Duke.[4][5]
He died of smallpox on 13 April 1763 and, lacking male heirs, his titles passed to his younger brother, John.[6]
After his death, his widow Maria married into the
Descendants
His daughter, Lady Anne, and her husband were the great-grandparents of
References
Notes
- ^ Lord Waldegrave is not usually counted as Prime Minister, but as he was First Lord of the Treasury he is sometimes regarded as the second-shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history. (See also William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath).
Sources
- ^ "The Memoirs and Speeches of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave 1742–1763 | British history after 1450". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "No. 9700". The London Gazette. 2 July 1757. p. 3.
- ^ The Register of Marriages solemnized in the Parish Church of St James within the Liberty of Westminster & County of Middlesex. 1754-1765. No. 1559. 15 May 1759.
- ^ Allan Chivers. The Berties of Grimsthorpe Castle p. 228
- ^ "To Lady Horatia Waldegrave, on the death of the Duke of Ancaster" published by Strawberry Hill Press 1779.
- ^ Burke's Peerage & Gentry
External links
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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