Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes
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Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes (3 July 1686 – 20 March 1722) was a British Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham
and his wife Catherine, daughter of George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham
.
He was elected as a Whig for Canterbury
on 6 May 1708, sitting until 1710, and then for New Romney
on 20 April 1713. He was styled Viscount Sondes from 1714, following his father's elevation as Earl of Rockingham. In 1719 he was appointed a Gentleman of the Bedchamber
to the Prince of Wales
.
He was married to Catherine, eldest daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
, and they had three sons and a daughter:
In 1729 his widow and her four sisters became co-heiresses to the Barony of Clifford
. The abeyance was terminated in 1734 for the third sister Margaret
, wife of Lord Lovel
, but following her death without surviving issue in 1775 the barony was restored in favour of Sondes' grandson Edward Southwell, 20th Baron Clifford.
He was the eldest son of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham
Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham
Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham was an English peer and politician.Rockingham was the eldest son of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham and his wife, the former Lady Anne Wentworth, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. In 1677, he married Lady Catherine Sondes, a daughter of...
and his wife Catherine, daughter of George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham
George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham
George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham KB was an English peer and member of the House of Lords.-Life:He was born at Lees Court, in the parish of Sheldwich, near Feversham in Kent, the son of Sir Richard Sondes of Throwley, by his wife Susan, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton...
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He was elected as a Whig for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
on 6 May 1708, sitting until 1710, and then for New Romney
New Romney (UK Parliament constituency)
New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
on 20 April 1713. He was styled Viscount Sondes from 1714, following his father's elevation as Earl of Rockingham. In 1719 he was appointed a Gentleman of the Bedchamber
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
to the Prince of Wales
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
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He was married to Catherine, eldest daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl...
, and they had three sons and a daughter:
- Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of RockinghamLewis Watson, 2nd Earl of RockinghamLewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham was a British peer, styled Viscount Sondes from 1722 to 1724.He inherited the earldom from his grandfather, Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, in 1724. He was Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1737. He died childless and was succeeded by his brother, Thomas....
, no issue - Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of RockinghamThomas Watson, 3rd Earl of RockinghamThomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham was an English nobleman and politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Canterbury from 1741 until 1745 when he succeeded to the earldom. He died the next year at the age of thirty.-Titles from birth to death:*The Hon. Thomas Watson *The Hon. Thomas...
, no issue - Edward Watson, no issue
- Katherine Watson, married Edward SouthwellEdward Southwell (1705–1755)Edward Southwell of King's Weston, Gloucestershire was an Irish politician.He was the son of Edward Southwell and grandson of Sir Robert Southwell....
and had issue.
In 1729 his widow and her four sisters became co-heiresses to the Barony of Clifford
Baron de Clifford
Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford. The title was created by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. The de Clifford family settled in England after the Norman conquest and were a notable family in...
. The abeyance was terminated in 1734 for the third sister Margaret
Margaret Coke, Countess of Leicester
Margaret Coke, Countess of Leicester was a British peeress.She was born Lady Margaret Tufton, the third daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet by his wife Catherine, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.On 3 July 1718 she was married to Thomas Coke. Their only child...
, wife of Lord Lovel
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation)
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, KB was a wealthy English land-owner and patron of the arts. He is particularly noted for commissioning the design and construction of Holkham Hall in north Norfolk. Between 1722 and 1728, he was Member of Parliament for Norfolk.He was the son of Edward Coke ...
, but following her death without surviving issue in 1775 the barony was restored in favour of Sondes' grandson Edward Southwell, 20th Baron Clifford.