Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough (1708 – 21 March 1751) was an English peer and

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, styled Viscount Campden until 1714.

Early life

He was the son of

Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough (1684 – 17 April 1714) was an English peer and Member of Parliament. Early life Baptist Noel was born in 1684. He was the son of Baptist Noel and cousin of Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough. Ca ...

and Lady Dorothy Manners, the second daughter of

John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and 9th Earl of Rutland (29 May 163810 January 1711) was a British MP, and Whig politician. His divorce from his first wife caused much comment, partly because it was thought to have political implications. Lif ...

, by his third wife, the Hon. Catherine Noel (eldest daughter by his fourth wife of

Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden (1611 – 29 October 1682) was an English politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Custos Rotulorum of Rutland and the Member of Parliament for Rutland. Early life Baptist Noel was born at Exton Hall ...

). His sister, Lady Susan Noel married their second cousin,

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury Bt PC FRS (9 February 1711 – 27 May 1771) was a British peer and philanthropist, who served as one of the leading figures in the foundation of the colony of Georgia and as Lord Lieutenant of Dors ...

Career

In 1714, he inherited the

earldom of Gainsborough Earl of Gainsborough is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation ended in extinction when the sixth Earl died without heirs. However, the title was revi ...

upon his father's death. Gainsborough was High Steward of

Chipping Campden Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. ("Chipping" is from Old English ''cēping'', 'market', 'market- ...

and was appointed Warden and Chief Ranger of Lyfield Forest in 1737.

Personal life

In 1728 he married Elizabeth Chapman. Their children were: * Lady Lucy Noel, who married

Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1744 – 2 April 1814) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. He is remembered as a member of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire and a patron of Kent cricket ...

, and had children * Lady Sophia Noel, who married Christopher Nevile of Wellingore Hall and had one child. * Lady Elizabeth Noel (1731–1801) * Lady Jane Noel (1733–1811), who married Gerard Edwardes, an illegitimate son of

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(the younger son of

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), and had one child,

Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet Sir Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Baronet (17 July 1759 – 25 February 1838), of Welham Grove in Leicestershire and Exton Park in Rutland, known as Gerard Edwardes until 1798, was an English Member of Parliament. Background Gerard Noel was born Ger ...

. * Lady Juliana Noel (1734–1760), who married

George Evans, 3rd Baron Carbery George Evans, 3rd Baron Carbery (died 1783), known as Hon. George Evans from 1749 to 1759, was an Irish peer. He probably built the house later enlarged as the present Laxton, Northamptonshire, Laxton Hall. He was the eldest son of George Evans, ...

, and had one child, The Hon. Juliana Evans * Baptist Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough (1740–1759), who died unmarried. *

Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough (1743 – 8 April 1798) was an English peer. He inherited the earldom in 1759, on the death of his brother, Baptist Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough. He was the son of Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough. ...

(1743–1798), who died unmarried. The earl died in his early forties, and was succeeded by his eldest son. His widow later married his cousin, Thomas Noel. On the death of the 6th Earl of Gainsborough in 1798, all his titles became extinct and his estates were inherited by his nephew

. In 1841 his eldest son, Sir Charles Noel, 3rd Baronet, was created

Earl of Gainsborough Earl of Gainsborough is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation ended in extinction when the sixth Earl died without heirs. However, the title was re ...

References

1708 births 1751 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Earls of Gainsborough (1682 creation)

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