Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough (c. 1661 - 21 September 1690) was an English peer

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 and Member of Parliament

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, styled Viscount Campden from 1683 to 1689.

He was the son of Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough

Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough

Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Edward Noel from 1660 to 1681....

 and inherited the Earldom of Gainsborough in 1689. He married Catherine Greville daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court and Sarah Dashwood. He had no male heirs

He was the MP for Hampshire

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 1685–1689. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire

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 and Lord Lieutenant of Rutland

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He was succeeded by his cousin, Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough

Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough

Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough was an English peer and Member of Parliament.He was the son of Baptist Noel and cousin of Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough, from whom he inherited the earldom in 1690....

, son of Hon. Baptist Noel

Baptist Noel (MP)

Baptist Noel was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Rutland.He was the second surviving son of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden and Elizabeth Bertie. He succeeded his half-brother Henry in 1677....

and Susannah Fanshawe, daughter of Sir Thomas Fanshawe.