James Brydges | |
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.jpg) 1750 portrait byArthur Devis | |
| Member of Parliament forWinchester | |
| In office 1754–1761 Serving with Henry Penton | |
| Preceded by | Henry Penton Paulet St John |
| Succeeded by | Lord Harry Powlett Henry Penton |
| Member of Parliament forRadnorshire | |
| In office 1761–1768 | |
| Preceded by | Howell Gwynne |
| Succeeded by | Chase Price |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1731-12-27)27 December 1731 |
| Died | 29 September 1789(1789-09-29) (aged 57) |
| Resting place | St Lawrence Whitchurch, London |
| Political party | Whig |
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| Relatives | Charles Bruce (maternal grandfather) Lady Anne Elizabeth Brydges (daughter) Richard Temple-Grenville (grandson) |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Göttingen University |
James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos,PC (27 December 1731 – 29 September 1789), styledViscount Wilton from 1731 to 1744 andMarquess of Carnarvon from 1744 to 1771, was an English politician.
Chandos was the only son ofHenry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos, and Lady Mary Bruce, daughter ofCharles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury. He was educated atWestminster School from 1742 to 1749, and then atGöttingen University in 1750/1751.[1]
Chandos wasMember of Parliament forWinchester from 1754 to 1761 and forRadnorshire between 1761 and 1768.[2] He succeeded in the dukedom upon the death of his father on 28 November 1771.
He was aGentleman of the Bedchamber toGeorge, Prince of Wales from 1760 to 1764, theLord Lieutenant of Hampshire in 1763–64 and 1771–80, sworn to thePrivy Council on 12 May 1775 and appointedLord Steward of the Household from December 1783 to his death in 1789.[3]
Chandos's first marriage was to Margaret Nicol (1736–1768), daughter of John Nicol ofColney Hatch andMinchenden House, and his wife Winifred Keck, on 22 March 1753. They set up a London home at 39Upper Grosvenor Street,Mayfair.[4] Margaret inherited much of the great fortune acquired by her grandfather SirAnthony Keck, and was the owner of a famous portrait ofShakespeare, which came to be known as theChandos portrait following the marriage.
A decade after the death of his first wife, and having become Duke of Chandos in 1771, he marriedAnne Eliza Gamon, daughter of Richard Gamon of Datchworth Bury,Datchworth, on 21 June 1777. This second marriage produced the only child to survive to adulthood,Lady Anne Elizabeth Brydges (Lady Kinloss, died 1836)[2] who marriedRichard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. They were the parents ofRichard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.
Chandos died in September 1789, aged 57, when the Dukedom became extinct. He was buried inSt Lawrence Whitchurch inCanons Park,London.[5] His widow was declared alunatic and confined to their London home,Chandos House; after her death in 1813, the unexpired lease was sold.She was also made award of court.There was a lengthylawsuit in the Irish Courts over the management of her property. In 1794 judgeRichard Power,accountant-general and usher of the Court of Chancery, was accused of misappropriating some of the duchess's income and died in a presumed suicide.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWinchester 1754–1761 With:Henry Penton | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forRadnorshire 1761–1768 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Steward 1783–1789 | Succeeded by |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1763–1764 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1771–1780 | Succeeded by |
| Masonic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Grand Master of thePremier Grand Lodge of England 1754–1757 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by | Duke of Chandos 1771–1789 | Extinct |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by | Baron Chandos 2nd creation 1771–1789 | Dormant |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Kinloss 1747–1789 | Succeeded by |
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