William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth
William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth (1654 – 25 December 1732) of Oxnead, Norfolk and Turnham Green, Chiswick, Middlesex was a British peer and politician.[1]
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Born in 1654, he was the son of Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth and his wife, Rebecca, née Clayton and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Yarmouth in 1683, inheriting his estate and Oxnead Hall.
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He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1722.[2]
Private life
Yarmouth died heavily in debt on 25 December 1732 at
- Charles Paston, Lord Paston (1673–1718)
- Lady Charlotte Paston (1675–1736), married Thomas Herne.
- Lady Rebecca Paston (1681–1726), married Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet.
- Hon. William Paston (1682–1711)
His wife having died in 1684, he married Elizabeth Wiseman (the widow of Sir Robert Wiseman and daughter of Dudley North, 4th Baron North) in March 1687.[3]
As his sons, his brothers and their male heirs had predeceased him, his titles became extinct. His heavily mortgaged estate had to be sold.
See also
References
- ^ "PASTON, Hon. William (c.1654-1732), of Oxnead, Norf. and Turnham Green, Chiswick, Mdx". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- , retrieved 9 May 2023
Sources
- John Miller, Paston, Robert, first earl of Yarmouth (1631–1683), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 26 May 2008