On 8 November 1750, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Wiltshire. On 22 September 1758, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Berkshire. He succeeded his father as Viscount Folkestone on 17 February 1761 and in the office of Recorder of Salisbury on 14 April 1761.[1] On 31 October 1765, he was created Earl of Radnor and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie.
Radnor was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society on 17 December 1767.[1] He was elected governor of the French Hospital in 1770, the first of nine earls of Radnor to serve successively in this capacity.[2]
Private lifeedit
He married, firstly, Harriet Pleydell, daughter of Sir Mark Stuart Pleydell, Bt, on 14 January 1748.[1] They had one son:
william, bouverie, earl, radnor, february, 1725, january, 1776, british, peer, styled, william, bouverie, from, 1747, until, 1761, longford, castle, wiltshire, seat, earls, radnor, eldest, jacob, bouverie, viscount, folkestone, mary, clarke, educated, universi. William Bouverie 1st Earl of Radnor FRS 26 February 1725 28 January 1776 was a British peer styled Hon William Bouverie from 1747 until 1761 1 Longford Castle Wiltshire seat of the Earls of Radnor He was the eldest son of Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone and Mary Clarke and was educated at University College Oxford 1 On 8 November 1750 he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Wiltshire On 22 September 1758 he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Berkshire He succeeded his father as Viscount Folkestone on 17 February 1761 and in the office of Recorder of Salisbury on 14 April 1761 1 On 31 October 1765 he was created Earl of Radnor and Baron Pleydell Bouverie Radnor was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society on 17 December 1767 1 He was elected governor of the French Hospital in 1770 the first of nine earls of Radnor to serve successively in this capacity 2 Private life editHe married firstly Harriet Pleydell daughter of Sir Mark Stuart Pleydell Bt on 14 January 1748 1 They had one son Jacob Pleydell Bouverie 2nd Earl of Radnor 4 March 1750 27 January 1828 He married secondly Rebecca Alleyne daughter of John Alleyne on 5 September 1751 by whom he had three sons 1 Hon William Henry Bouverie 30 October 1752 1806 3 Hon Bartholomew Bouverie 29 October 1753 31 May 1835 Hon Edward Bouverie 20 September 1760 30 December 1824 He married thirdly Anne Hales daughter of Sir Thomas Hales 3rd Baronet and widow of Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham on 22 July 1765 References edit a b c d e f Doyle James William Edmund 1886 The Official Baronage of England v 3 London Longmans Green pp 94 95 Murdoch Tessa and Randolph Vigne with foreword by Jacob Pleydell Bouverie 8th Earl of Radnor The French Hospital in England Its Huguenot History and Collections Cambridge John Adamson ISBN 978 0 9524322 7 2 OCLC 318092110 pp 34 and 95 The Register of Births amp Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol IV 1741 1760 17 November 1752 Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir Jacob BouverieSir Edward Seymour Member of Parliament for Salisbury1747 1761 With Edward Poore 1747 1754Julines Beckford 1754 1761 Succeeded byJulines BeckfordHon Edward Bouverie Peerage of Great Britain New creation Earl of Radnor1765 1776 Succeeded byJacob Pleydell Bouverie Preceded byJacob Bouverie Viscount Folkestone1761 1776 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bouverie 1st Earl of Radnor amp oldid 1195945426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
