From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton

British peer and politician

George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC (18 October 1664 – 15 April 1727), styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer and politician.

Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (née Noel). Prime Minister Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, was his younger brother. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1681, aged 17. Lord Northampton later served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1686 to 1687 and again from 1689 to 1727 and was Constable of the Tower of London from 1712 to 1715. At the coronation of William and Mary in 1689, he bore the King's sceptre and cross. In 1702, he was admitted to the Privy Council.

Lord Northampton married Jane Fox, daughter of Sir Stephen Fox and his first wife Elizabeth Whittle and half-sister of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, in 1686. She died on 10 June 1721. He married secondly Elizabeth, Lady Thorold, the widow of Sir George Thorold, 1st Baronet, on 3 July 1726. She died aged 67 on 15 January 1750 and was buried with her parents, Sir James Rushout, 1st Baronet and his wife Alice Pitt, at Blockley, Gloucestershire.

Northampton died on 15 April 1727, aged 62, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son James.

Notes

References

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

References

[[George Cokayne. Cokayne, George Edward]] (1906) ''[https://archive.org/details/cu31924092524416 Complete Baronetage]''. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. {{LCCN. 06023564. p. 9

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1664-births 1727-deaths earls-of-northampton-(1618-creation) barons-compton lord-lieutenants-of-the-tower-hamlets lord-lieutenants-of-warwickshire members-of-the-privy-council-of-england compton-family

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report