John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon
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John Charles Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon PC
(14 November 1757 – 22 December 1838), styled The Honourable until 1824, was a British
peer and Member of Parliament
.
Clarendon was the second son of Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
and his wife Lady Charlotte Capell.
and then St John's College, Cambridge
He was elected to Parliament for the rotten borough
of Old Sarum
in 1784, a seat he held until 1790, and was admitted to the Privy Council
in 1787. He later represented Dartmouth
from 1790 to 1802, Tain Burghs
from 1802 to 1805 and Queenborough
from 1807 to 1812 and again from 1822 to 1824. He was ambassador to Portugal from 1808 to 1810
In 1824 he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom of Clarendon and entered the House of Lords
.
His mother Lady Charlotte Capell and Lady Mary Capell were sisters. They were both daughters of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
and Lady Jane Hyde.
Clarendon and Maria Eleanor Forbes only had a single child:
Clarendon died suddenly in December 1838, aged 81, at his residence, Walmer Terrace, Deal, Kent and was succeeded in the earldom by his nephew George William Frederick Villiers.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(14 November 1757 – 22 December 1838), styled The Honourable until 1824, was a British
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peer and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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.
Clarendon was the second son of Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Family:Clarendon was the second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey and his wife Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne....
and his wife Lady Charlotte Capell.
Political career
John got his education at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and then St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
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He was elected to Parliament for the rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
of Old Sarum
Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)
Old Sarum was the most infamous of the so-called 'rotten boroughs', a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which was effectively controlled by a single person, until it was abolished under the Reform Act 1832. The constituency was the site of what had been...
in 1784, a seat he held until 1790, and was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1787. He later represented Dartmouth
Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Dartmouth, also at some times called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from...
from 1790 to 1802, Tain Burghs
Tain Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Tain Burghs, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832, sometimes known as Northern Burghs. It was represented by one Member of Parliament .The first election in Tain Burghs was in 1708...
from 1802 to 1805 and Queenborough
Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one...
from 1807 to 1812 and again from 1822 to 1824. He was ambassador to Portugal from 1808 to 1810
In 1824 he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom of Clarendon and entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
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.
Marriage
On 5 January, 1791, Lord Clarendon married his maternal first cousin Maria Eleanor Forbes. Maria was a daughter of Admiral the Hon. John Forbes and Lady Mary Capell.His mother Lady Charlotte Capell and Lady Mary Capell were sisters. They were both daughters of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, KG, PC was the son of the 2nd Earl of Essex.Capell was one of the founding governors of the charity, the Foundling Hospital, created in October 1739 to care for abandoned children....
and Lady Jane Hyde.
Clarendon and Maria Eleanor Forbes only had a single child:
- Lady Mary Harriet Villiers (d. 20 January, 1835) unmarried.
Clarendon died suddenly in December 1838, aged 81, at his residence, Walmer Terrace, Deal, Kent and was succeeded in the earldom by his nephew George William Frederick Villiers.