John Temple (diplomat)
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| Born | April 1732  Boston |
| Died | 17 November 1798 (aged 65–66) New York City |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Bowdoin |
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John Temple (1731 – 17 November 1798) was the first British consul-general to the United States and the first British diplomat to have been born in what later became the United States. He was sometimes known as (but not universally acknowledged to be) Sir John Temple, 8th Baronet.
Early life
John Temple was born in Boston in 1731. His father, Robert Temple (1694–1754), was a captain in the British army, and his mother was Mehitabel Nelson (1691–1775) of Boston.
Career
In 1762, he was appointed lieutenant governor of the Province of New Hampshire and surveyor general of customs.[1]
Temple was politically aligned with the populist faction in Massachusetts politics, and strongly opposed to the domination of colonial rule by Thomas Hutchinson and the Oliver family. Temple may have played a role in the Hutchinson letters affair of 1773 that inflamed political tensions in Massachusetts and led to the recall of Hutchinson, who was then governor of the province.
In 1785, he was appointed consul-general to the United States,[2] and remained in this post in New York City until his death (succeeded by Thomas Henry Barclay).[3]
Baronetcy
Following the death of
His eldest son Grenville succeeded to his claim to the baronetcy.[5]
Personal life
In 1767, he married Elizabeth Bowdoin (1750–1809), daughter of James Bowdoin, who later became Governor of Massachusetts.[6] Together, they were the parents of:[7]
- Sir Grenville Temple, 9th Baronet (1768–1829), who married Elizabeth Watson. After his death, he was buried in the English Cemetery, Florence.
- Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), who married Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), who later became the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.[6]
- Augusta Grenville Temple (1779–1852),18th Light Dragoons.[9]
Temple died 17 November 1798.
Descendants
Through his eldest son Sir Grenville Temple, he was the grandfather of Sir Grenville Temple, the 10th Baronet (1799–1847),[9] who published "Travels in Greece and Turkey and the Mediterranean", in 1843.[10] He is also, through his daughter Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple an ancestor of US Politician John Kerry.
References
- ^ Wilson, James Grant (1893). The Memorial History of the City of New-York: From Its First Settlement to the Year 1892. New York History Company. p. 124. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "No. 12625". The London Gazette. 26 February 1785. p. 109.
- ISBN 9780820347721. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Temple of Stowe, co. Buckingham (E Baronet, 1611–1786)". Cracroft's Peerage. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ a b John Burke (1832). Burke's Peerage. Vol. II (fourth ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 530.
- ^ ISBN 9780739195512. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1869). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: Harrison. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Augusta Grenville Temple (1779–1852) (Replica), (painting)". collections.si.edu. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b Stuart, Gilbert (1806). "Lady John Temple (Elizabeth Bowdoin)". arcade.nyarc.org. The Frick Art Reference Library. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "ChapterB".
External links
- Patrick M. Geoghegan (2002). "Appendix A". Robert Emmet: A Life. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 273–275. ISBN 0-7735-2542-4.
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