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Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough

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The Earl of Gainsborough
Portrait of Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough (circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller)
Personal details
Born
Baptist Noel

1708
Died21 March 1751(1751-03-21) (aged 42–43)
Spouse
Elizabeth Chapman
(m. 1728)
Parent(s)Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough
Lady Dorothy Manners
RelativesJohn Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland (grandfather)
EducationSt John's College, Cambridge
OccupationAristocrat

Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough (1708 – 21 March 1751)[1] was an English peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Campden until 1714.

Early life

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He was the son of Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough and Lady Dorothy Manners, the second daughter of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland, by his third wife, the Hon. Catherine Noel (eldest daughter by his fourth wife of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden). His sister, Lady Susan Noel married their second cousin, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury.[2]

Career

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In 1714, he inherited the earldom of Gainsborough upon his father's death.[2]

Gainsborough was High Steward of Chipping Campden and was appointed Warden and Chief Ranger of Lyfield Forest in 1737.[2]

Personal life

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Memorial to Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough, in the church of St Peter & St Paul, Exton, Rutland

In 1728 he married Elizabeth Chapman. Their children were:[2]

The earl died in his early forties, and was succeeded by his eldest son. His widow later married his cousin, Thomas Noel.[2] On the death of the 6th Earl of Gainsborough in 1798, all his titles became extinct and his estates were inherited by his nephew Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet. In 1841 his eldest son, Sir Charles Noel, 3rd Baronet, was created Earl of Gainsborough.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source] [better source needed]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gainsborough, Earl of (E, 1682-1798)". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ "MANN, Sir Horatio (1744-1814), of Linton, nr. Maidstone, Kent". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Gainsborough
1714–1751
Succeeded by