Charles Compton (MP)
Charles Compton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Northampton | |
| In office 9 December 1754 – 20 November 1755 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1698 |
| Died | 20 November 1755 (aged 57) |
| Relations | James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (brother) George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton (brother) |
| Parent | George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton |
Charles Compton (30 January 1698 – 20 November 1755) was an English politician and diplomat who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton and Envoy to Portugal.[1]
Early life
His mother Jane Fox was the half-sister of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland.[1]
Family
Compton married Mary Lucy and had six children:
- Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton (1737–1763), married Lady Ann Somerset, eldest daughter of Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort.[2]
- Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton (1738–1796), married Jane Lawton. He died in April 1796 and was succeeded in his titles by his son Charles.[3]
- Elizabeth Compton (1744–1819), married Henry Drummond.
- Mary Compton, married Richard Haddock and Arthur Scott.
- Jane Compton (1730–1757), married George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney.
- Catherine Compton (1731–1784), married John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont.
References
- 1 2 "COMPTON, Hon. Charles (1698-1755)". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ↑ Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 74.
- ↑ "COMPTON, Spencer (1738–96)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 April 2016.