Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere
The Lord Vere | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1699 |
| Died | 21 October 1781 (aged 82) St James's Square, London |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1713–1750 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Lyme HMS Kinsale HMS Oxford HMS Hampton Court |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Chambers |
House of Commons for 24 years from 1726 to 1750. After serving various ships in the Mediterranean and then commanding the third-rate HMS Hampton Court, he joined the Board of Admiralty, ultimately serving as Senior Naval Lord
.
Naval career
Born the son of the 1st Duke of St Albans and his wife Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans, he was an illegitimate grandson of King Charles II.[1]
Beauclerk joined the Royal Navy in 1713.[2] Promoted to post-captain on 30 May 1721, he served in various ships in the Mediterranean[2] before being given command of the sixth-rate HMS Lyme in 1727, the fifth-rate HMS Kinsale in 1729 and the fourth-rate HMS Oxford in 1731.[3] He went to command the third-rate HMS Hampton Court in December 1731.[3]
Beauclerk joined the
vice admiral on 14 July 1746 and to full admiral on 12 May 1748 before retiring in November 1749.[4]
Beauclerk was elected one of the first Vice Presidents of London's charitable
Member of Parliament (MP) for Windsor and for Plymouth (succeeding his brother Henry) from 1741 to 1750.[1] On his retirement from politics in 1750, he was created Baron Vere, of Hanworth in the County of Middlesex.[1] he was also Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire from 1761 to 1771.[1] It is said that he died at his home, 16 St James's Square in London, on 21 October 1781,[1] although this date would appear at odds with the burial register of St James's Church, Piccadilly, which has him being buried on 6 October 1781.[7]
Family
On 13 April 1736, in London, he married Mary Chambers (c. 1714-21 January 1783),[8] a maternal granddaughter of the 2nd Earl of Berkeley. They later had six children (four of whom died young):[9]
- Vere Beauclerk (12 January 1737 – 26 December 1739)
- Chamber Beauclerk (22 February 1738 – 16 July 1747)[10]
- Sackville Beauclerk (12 April 1739 – 25 April 1739)[11]
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans (3 June 1740 – 9 February 1802)
- Elizabeth Beauclerk (7 July 1741 – April 1746);[12] buried on 26 April 1746.
- The Hon. Mary Beauclerk (4 December 1743 – 13 January 1812);[13] who married Lord Charles Spencer, son of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough.
References
- ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
- ^ a b "Beauclerk, Lord Vere (1699-1781), of Hanworth". History of Parliament. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Vere Beauclerk". Three Decks. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Sainty, JC, Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870, Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 18-31". Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ Rodger, p. 51-52
- ^ Nichols and Wray, pp. 412–413
- ^ The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812. 6 October 1781.
- ^ Buried at St James's Church, Piccadilly on 11 February 1783. Source: The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812. 11 February 1783.
- ^ "St Albans, Duke of (E, 1683/4)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723-1741. 29 March 1738.
- ^ The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723-1741. 21 April 1739.
- ^ The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760. 16 July 1741.
- ^ The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760. 31 December 1743.
Sources
- Nichols, R.H.; Wray, F. A. (1935). The History of the Foundling Hospital. London: Oxford University Press.
- ISBN 0900963948.
