Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
British politician (1665–1726)
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Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, KG, PC (c. 1665 – 5 March 1726) was a British politician.
The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull | |
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Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1709 | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 6 February 1719 – 11 June 1720 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Sunderland |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Townshend |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1665 |
| Died | 5 March 1726 (aged 60–61) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Feilding Lady Isabella Bentinck |
| Children | 6, including Mary |
He was born at West Dean, Wiltshire, the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Nottinghamshire (son of William Pierrepont MP), and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn (daughter of John Evelyn MP).[1] His older brothers were the 3rd Earl and 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who both died childless.
He was educated at Winchester College,[1] and entered Christ's College, Cambridge in 1683.[2]
Political career
He was elected member of parliament for East Retford in 1689, before his accession to the peerage as 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull on the death of his brother in 1690.[3][4] While serving as one of the commissioners for the union with Scotland, he was created Marquess of Dorchester in 1706, and took a leading part in the business of the House of Lords. He was made a privy councillor and in 1715 was created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull; afterwards serving as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. The Duke was a prominent figure in the fashionable society of his day.[5]
Family
His first wife was Lady Mary Feilding, a daughter of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, and his wife Mary King, whom he married in 1687. They had three daughters and a son:[6]
- Lady Mary Pierrepont (died 1762), who married the diplomat Edward Wortley Montagu
- Lady Frances Pierrepont (died 1761), who married John Erskine, Earl of Mar
- Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (died 1727), who married John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, and was the mother of Gertrude Russell, Duchess of Bedford
- William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who died of smallpox, aged 20, in July 1713. He married Rachel Baynton, seemingly a daughter of Thomas Baynton of Little Chalfield, Wiltshire, but heiress and biological daughter of John Hall of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,[6][7] and had a daughter Frances (died 1795) and a son Evelyn.
His second wife was Lady Isabella Bentinck, daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, whom he married in 1714. They had two daughters:
- Lady Caroline Pierrepont (died 1753), who married Thomas Brand MP.
- Lady Anne Pierrepont (1719–1739)
He was succeeded by his grandson Evelyn, son of William.
